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CVE-2016-2787

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.3 EPSS 0.60%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-02-13 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.3. It may be remotely exploitable.

CVE
CVE-2016-2787
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.3
EPSS
0.60%

Original NVD Description

The Puppet Communications Protocol in Puppet Enterprise 2015.3.x before 2015.3.3 does not properly validate certificates for the broker node, which allows remote non-whitelisted hosts to prevent runs from triggering via unspecified vectors.