{"id":"CVE-2025-5459","title":"A user with specific node group editing permissions and a specially crafted class parameter could be used to execute commands as root on the primary host","summary":"A user with specific node group editing permissions and a specially crafted class parameter could be used to execute commands as root on the primary host. It affects Puppet Enterprise versions 2018.1.8 through 2023.8.3 and 2025.3 and has…","severity":"high","cvss":8.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-78"],"vendor":"puppet","product":"puppet_enterprise","affected":["puppet_enterprise >= 2018.1.8, < 2023.8.4","puppet_enterprise = 2025.3.0"],"patched":["puppet_enterprise 2023.8.4"],"published":"2025-06-26","updated":"2026-09-04","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-5459","references":[{"url":"https://portal.perforce.com/s/detail/a91PA000001SiDdYAK","label":"security@puppet.com"},{"url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2026/Sep/9","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00491,"epssPercentile":0.41272,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-04T03:12:59.646Z","slug":"CVE-2025-5459","body":"## Overview\n\nA user with specific node group editing permissions and a specially crafted class parameter could be used to execute commands as root on the primary host. It affects Puppet Enterprise versions 2018.1.8 through 2023.8.3 and 2025.3 and has been resolved in versions 2023.8.4 and 2025.4.0.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `puppet_enterprise >= 2018.1.8, < 2023.8.4`\n- `puppet_enterprise = 2025.3.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `puppet_enterprise 2023.8.4`","depth":"twilight","depthScore":48,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":48.4,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}