CVE-2018-6514 describes a DLL preloading vulnerability in Facter on Windows, affecting Puppet Agent versions 1.10.x, 5.3.x, and 5.5.x prior to their respective patched releases. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) allows for privilege escalation through a local attack requiring user interaction, potentially leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its impact, there is currently no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 1.10.0, < 1.10.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.3.0, < 5.3.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.5.0, < 5.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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