CVE-2018-6516 Code injection in pe-client-tools
Attackers can achieve arbitrary code execution and privilege escalation on Windows via a crafted configuration file in Puppet PE client tools.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-6516?
CVE-2018-6516 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Puppet pe-client-tools, published on 14 Jun 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
On Windows only, with a specifically crafted configuration file an attacker could get Puppet PE client tools (aka pe-client-tools) 16.4.x prior to 16.4.6, 17.3.x prior to 17.3.6, and 18.1.x prior to 18.1.2 to load arbitrary code with privilege escalation.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-6516?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Puppet Puppet Enterprise Client Tools.
How do I fix CVE-2018-6516?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-6516 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2018-6516 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-6516 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7268-3352-fhfc.