CVE•Published 2025-06-26•Modified 2026-09-04•1 article on news•5 live references•NVD data

CVE-2025-5459Puppet · Puppet_enterprise

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS percentile

Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 65% of all CVEs

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Description

A user with specific node group editing permissions and a specially crafted class parameter could be used to execute commands as root on the primary host. It affects Puppet Enterprise versions 2018.1.8 through 2023.8.3 and 2025.3 and has been resolved in versions 2023.8.4 and 2025.4.0.

Timeline

Published 2025-06-26

Modified 2026-09-04

External references

NVD MITRE Sploitus trickest/cve VulnCheck

Search for exposed instances

Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).

Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts

vuln:CVE-2025-5459

Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.

Shodan · product

product:"Puppet Puppet Enterprise"

All exposed Puppet Puppet Enterprise instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.

Shodan · banner/body mention

http.html:"Puppet Enterprise"

HTTP body or banner mentions "Puppet Enterprise" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.

More intel sources (5)

Shodan report

vuln:CVE-2025-5459