CVE-2025-5459: 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…

PriorityP357high8.8CVSS 3.1

AVNACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH

EPSS

0.43%

34.0th percentile

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.

Affected

4 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
debian	puppetserver	—	—
perforce	puppet_enterprise	2018.1.8 – 2023.8.3, 2025.3	—
puppet	puppet_enterprise	—	—
puppet	puppet_enterprise	>= 2018.1.8 < 2023.8.4	2023.8.4

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.18.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvdv4.08.6HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

vendor_debian8.6LOW

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