CVE-2018-11748 describes a vulnerability in previous releases of the Puppet device_manager module where configuration files containing sensitive credentials were created with world-readable permissions. This flaw, resolved in device_manager version 2.7.0, allows local attackers to access these credentials. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), the vulnerability presents a significant risk due to its potential for high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, despite requiring local access and low privileges. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:puppet:device_manager:*:*:*:*:*:puppet:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.