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CVE-2011-3871

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2011-3871 describes a vulnerability in Puppet versions 2.7.x before 2.7.5, 2.6.x before 2.6.11, and 0.25.x when operating in --edit mode. This flaw stems from the use of predictable file names, enabling local attackers to execute arbitrary Puppet code or manipulate users into editing unintended files. With a CVSS score of 6.2, this vulnerability has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, but requires high attack complexity and local access. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.2MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.9
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.34%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
26.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0034 is in the 29th percentile among its peer group of 1,595 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

fedorapatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
rubygemspatch availablevia ghsa
Product: puppetFixed in: 2.6.11
rubygemspatch availablevia ghsa
Product: puppetFixed in: 2.7.5
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise MRG 1Fixed in: puppet

Vendor Advisories (2)

rubygemsGHSA-mpmx-gm5v-q789medium

Puppet uses predictable filenames, allowing arbitrary file overwrite

May 14, 2022
redhatCVE-2011-3871Moderate

puppet: predictable temporary file using RAL

Sep 30, 2011

References

groups.google.com / group/puppet-announce/browse_thread/thread/91e3b46d2328a1cb
Patch
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068053.html
Patch
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068061.html
Patch
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068093.html
Patch
secunia.com / advisories/46458
Vendor Advisory
puppet.com / security/cve/cve-2011-3871
debian.org / security/2011/dsa-2314
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1223-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1223-2