Vulnerability · Published Jun 26, 2025 · Assigned by Perforce
CVE-2025-5459OS Command Injection
High 8.6
In plain English
A high-severity OS command injection in Puppet Enterprise from Perforce. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.1% (higher than 66% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 4.0)8.6High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.1%top 34.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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 been resolved in versions 2023.8.4 and 2025.4.0.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Perforce | Puppet Enterprise | 2018.1.8 – through 2023.8.3, 2025.3 |
Weakness: CWE-78 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N