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 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.

Score

CVSS 3.1 8.8 High

Status

Modified - security@puppet.com

Published

2025-06-26

Last modified

2026-09-04

Weaknesses

CWE-78

Affected products

• Puppet Enterprise (Perforce)
• Puppet Enterprise (Puppet)

References

• https://portal.perforce.com/s/detail/a91PA000001SiDdYAK
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2026/Sep/9