CVE-2021-27022 Information disclosure in Puppet Enterprise

Medium 4.9 Published Updated

Sensitive task parameters are incorrectly logged in Puppet Enterprise when using SSH or WinRM nodes, exposing confidential data to anyone with log access.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2021-27022?

CVE-2021-27022 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Puppet Puppet Enterprise, published on 7 Sep 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A flaw was discovered in bolt-server and ace where running a task with sensitive parameters results in those sensitive parameters being logged when they should not be. This issue only affects SSH/WinRM nodes (inventory service nodes).

Weakness: CWE-532

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-27022?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Puppet Puppet, Puppet Puppet Enterprise.

How do I fix CVE-2021-27022?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-27022 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-27022 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-27022 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-h9c7-5m8v-93ph, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-27022.

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