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Vulnerability details: VCID-a7cn-eqbq-qyb1
Vulnerability ID VCID-a7cn-eqbq-qyb1
Aliases CVE-2011-3871
GHSA-mpmx-gm5v-q789
Summary Puppet uses predictable filenames, allowing arbitrary file overwrite Puppet 2.7.x before 2.7.5, 2.6.x before 2.6.11, and 0.25.x, when running in --edit mode, uses a predictable file name, which allows local users to run arbitrary Puppet code or trick a user into editing arbitrary files.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.2
Risk 3.1
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (5)
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-340 Generation of Predictable Numbers or Identifiers
CWE-377 Insecure Temporary File
System Score Found at
generic_textual MODERATE http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-announce/browse_thread/thread/91e3b46d2328a1cb
generic_textual MODERATE http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068053.html
generic_textual MODERATE http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068061.html
generic_textual MODERATE http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068093.html
epss 0.00042 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2011-3871
epss 0.00042 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2011-3871
epss 0.00042 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2011-3871
epss 0.00042 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2011-3871
epss 0.00042 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2011-3871
epss 0.00042 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2011-3871
epss 0.00042 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2011-3871
epss 0.00042 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2011-3871
epss 0.00042 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2011-3871
cvssv3.1_qr MODERATE https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mpmx-gm5v-q789
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet/commit/343c7bd381b63e042d437111718918f951d9b30d
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet/commit/d76c30935460ded953792dfe49f72b8c5158e899
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/puppet/CVE-2011-3871.yml
generic_textual MODERATE https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-3871
generic_textual MODERATE https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2011-3871
generic_textual MODERATE http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2314
generic_textual MODERATE http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1223-1
generic_textual MODERATE http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1223-2
Reference id Reference type URL
http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-announce/browse_thread/thread/91e3b46d2328a1cb
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068053.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068061.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068093.html
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2011-3871.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2011-3871
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-3871
https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet
https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet/commit/343c7bd381b63e042d437111718918f951d9b30d
https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet/commit/d76c30935460ded953792dfe49f72b8c5158e899
https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/puppet/CVE-2011-3871.yml
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2314
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1223-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1223-2
742649 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=742649
CVE-2011-3871 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-3871
CVE-2011-3871 https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2011-3871
GHSA-mpmx-gm5v-q789 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mpmx-gm5v-q789
GLSA-201203-03 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201203-03
USN-1223-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/1223-1/
No exploits are available.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.12958
EPSS Score 0.00042
Published At April 12, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T12:50:38.782112+00:00 GitLab Importer Import https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/gem/puppet/CVE-2011-3871.yml 38.0.0