# CVE-2023-2530: Privilege escalation in Puppet Enterprise

> Attackers can escalate privileges to achieve remote code execution in the Puppet Enterprise orchestration service.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Jun 2023
- **Updated:** 26 Aug 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m7x4-fm9r-7wj8

## What is CVE-2023-2530?

CVE-2023-2530 is a critical vulnerability in Puppet Puppet Enterprise, published on 7 Jun 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A privilege escalation allowing remote code execution was discovered in the orchestration service.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-2530?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Puppet Puppet Enterprise.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-2530?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-2530 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-2530 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-2530 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Puppet Puppet Enterprise

- [CVE-2019-10694](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-10694/): Hardcoded credentials in Puppet Enterprise (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-11749](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-11749/): Information disclosure in Puppet Enterprise (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-27020](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-27020/): Other in Puppet Enterprise (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2015-5686](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5686/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2016-5716](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-5716/): Code injection in Puppet Enterprise (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-2530 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-2530 is a critical vulnerability in Puppet Puppet Enterprise, published on 7 Jun 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-2530 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Puppet Puppet Enterprise. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2530/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2530/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-2530
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2530
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-2530

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2530/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.