CVE-2016-2788 is a critical vulnerability affecting MCollective versions 2.7.0 and 2.8.x before 2.8.9, including its use in Puppet Enterprise. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through specially crafted mco ping commands. With a CVSS score of 9.8, it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its critical severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:puppet:marionette_collective:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:puppet:marionette_collective:2.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.8.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:puppet:marionette_collective:2.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.8.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:puppet:marionette_collective:2.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.8.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:puppet:marionette_collective:2.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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