CVE•Published 2026-09-11•Modified 2026-09-11•0 articles on news•5 live references•NVD data

CVE-2026-85979

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

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EPSS percentile

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Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20Improper Input Validation CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')CWE-269Improper Privilege Management

Description

Affected versions of Puppet Enterprise contain a command injection vulnerability in the handling of the java_keystore_passwd parameter. An authenticated user with Puppet administrative privileges can inject arbitrary shell commands by providing a specially crafted value for this parameter, which is passed to a shell execution context without sufficient sanitization. Because the resulting commands are executed with root privileges, successful exploitation can lead to full compromise of the affected system.

Timeline

Published 2026-09-11

Modified 2026-09-11

External references

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