High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jun 11, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-6514
CVE-2018-6514
Description
In Puppet Agent 1.10.x prior to 1.10.13, Puppet Agent 5.3.x prior to 5.3.7, Puppet Agent 5.5.x prior to 5.5.2, Facter on Windows is vulnerable to a DLL preloading attack, which could lead to a privilege escalation.
Affected products
2>=1.10.0, <=1.10.12 || >=5.3.0, <=5.3.6 || >=5.5.0, <=5.5.1+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: >=1.10.0, <=1.10.12 || >=5.3.0, <=5.3.6 || >=5.5.0, <=5.5.1
- (no CPE)range: Puppet Agent 1.10.x prior to 1.10.13, Puppet Agent 5.3.x prior to 5.3.7, Puppet Agent 5.5.x prior to 5.5.2
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-6514nvdVendor Advisory
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