CVE-2018-6516

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.85%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2018-06-14 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE

CVE-2018-6516

Severity

HIGH

CVSS

7.8

EPSS

0.85%

Windows

Original Filing — NVD Description

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.