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CVE-2023-5214

MEDIUM
Published 2023-10-06T17:22:49.431Z
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CVSS Score

V3.1
6.5
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.002
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 0.2% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.394
Higher than 39.4% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE

Description

In Puppet Bolt versions prior to 3.27.4, a path to escalate privileges was identified.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

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Affected Products

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

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Puppet Bolt privilege escalation vulnerability

GHSA-289m-2964-f8q5

Advisory Details

In Puppet Bolt versions prior to 3.27.4, a path to escalate privileges was identified.

Affected Packages

RubyGems bolt
ECOSYSTEM: ≥0 <3.27.4

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

9.0

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: October 6, 2023, Modified: November 2, 2023

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Published: 2023-10-06T17:22:49.431Z
Last Modified: 2024-09-19T14:37:03.576Z
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