CVE-2017-2292

9.0 CRITICAL
Published: June 30, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
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Description

Versions of MCollective prior to 2.10.4 deserialized YAML from agents without calling safe_load, allowing the potential for arbitrary code execution on the server. The fix for this is to call YAML.safe_load on input. This has been tested in all Puppet-supplied MCollective plugins, but there is a chance that third-party plugins could rely on this insecure behavior.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2017-2292
Source: security@puppet.com
Vendor Advisory
https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2017-2292
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-01
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

4 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
9.0 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.2%
80th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

puppet