CVE-2018-6516
CVE.org · Published
- Record status
- Published
- Identifier year (not publication year)
- 2018
- Source publication
- Source updated
- Imported by cveboard
- Source snapshot
- cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline ·
CNA source text (English)
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.
Scoped product and version facts
Fix information unknown; no fixed version is derived here. Missing information does not prove that no fix exists.
Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.
pe-client-tools
- Vendor
- Puppet
- Product
- pe-client-tools
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
Unknown
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.4.x prior to 16.4.6 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| 17.3.x prior to 17.3.6 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| 18.1.x prior to 18.1.2 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |