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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2021-27021

A flaw was discovered in Puppet DB, this flaw results in an escalation of privileges which allows the user to delete tables via an SQL query.

HIGH 8.8EPSS 1.26%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.26%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

A flaw was discovered in Puppet DB, this flaw results in an escalation of privileges which allows the user to delete tables via an SQL query.

CVSS 3.1
8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
1.26% probability · 68th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-1027, CWE-89
Affected
puppet/puppet · puppet/puppet enterprise · puppet/puppetdb
Source
security@puppet.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.