---
id: CVE-2026-8804
title: >-
  Puppet resource_api (shipped in Puppet Core 8.x and Puppet Enterprise 2023.8.x
  and 2025.x) does not preserve the sensitive flag on parameters defined via the
  resource-api, causing values such as passwords to be stored in cleartext in
  the…
summary: >-
  Puppet resource_api (shipped in Puppet Core 8.x and Puppet Enterprise 2023.8.x
  and 2025.x) does not preserve the sensitive flag on parameters defined via the
  resource-api, causing values such as passwords to be stored in cleartext in
  the…
severity: none
cwe:
  - CWE-312
  - CWE-313
published: '2026-07-03'
updated: '2026-07-03'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8804'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://portal.perforce.com/s/cve/a91Qi000003511lIAA/cve20268804-cleartext-storage-of-sensitive-information-for-puppet-resource-api
    label: security@puppet.com
tags:
  - nvd
ingestedAt: '2026-07-04T06:55:48.820Z'
epss: 0.00107
epssPercentile: 0.01293
---

## Overview

Puppet resource_api (shipped in Puppet Core 8.x and Puppet Enterprise 2023.8.x and 2025.x) does not preserve the sensitive flag on parameters defined via the resource-api, causing values such as passwords to be stored in cleartext in the agent's local transaction state cache. Affected versions of the resource_api module include all versions between 1.5.0 - 1.9.1 and 2.0.0 The issue was fixed in puppet resource_api 1.9.2 and 2.0.1 released with Puppet Core 8.20.0 and PE 2023.8.10 & PE 2025.11.0.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.