Description
Affected versions of Puppet Enterprise contain a command injection vulnerability in the handling of the java_keystore_passwd parameter. An authenticated user with Puppet administrative privileges can inject arbitrary shell commands by providing a specially crafted value for this parameter, which is passed to a shell execution context without sufficient sanitization. Because the resulting commands are executed with root privileges, successful exploitation can lead to full compromise of the affected system.
Published: 2026-09-11
Score: 8.6 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Fri, 11 Sep 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Fri, 11 Sep 2026 14:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Affected versions of Puppet Enterprise contain a command injection vulnerability in the handling of the java_keystore_passwd parameter. An authenticated user with Puppet administrative privileges can inject arbitrary shell commands by providing a specially crafted value for this parameter, which is passed to a shell execution context without sufficient sanitization. Because the resulting commands are executed with root privileges, successful exploitation can lead to full compromise of the affected system.
Weaknesses CWE-20
CWE-269
CWE-78
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Perforce

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-11T17:23:13.292Z

Reserved: 2026-09-04T18:45:39.755Z

Link: CVE-2026-85979

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-11T15:00:46.660Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-11T15:17:06.807

Modified: 2026-09-11T16:17:47.750

Link: CVE-2026-85979

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-11T16:15:05Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-20

    Improper Input Validation

  • CWE-269

    Improper Privilege Management

  • CWE-78

    Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')