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CVE-2018-6516

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…

Impact

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
PuppetPuppet Enterprise Client Tools
from 16.4.0 before 16.4.6
from 17.3.0 before 17.3.6
from 18.1.0 before 18.1.2

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