Is CVE-2017-10690 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-10690 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-10690?

CVE-2017-10690 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-10690?

CVE-2017-10690 has an EPSS score of 1.02% (59th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-10690?

Upgrade puppet to 5.3.4 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-10690

MEDIUM

6.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

In previous versions of Puppet Agent it was possible for the agent to retrieve facts from an environment that it was not classified to retrieve from. This was resolved in Puppet Agent 5.3.4, included in Puppet Enterprise 2017.3.4

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management

How to fix

Remediation Available

puppetNVD

Affected:< 5.3.4Fixed in:5.3.4CVE-2017-10690derived from NVD

puppet enterpriseNVD

Affected:< 2017.3.4Fixed in:2017.3.4CVE-2017-10690derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

1.02%probability of exploitation in 30 days

59thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 59% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

puppet.com

Third-Party Advisory1

access.redhat.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2017-12635	Critical	9.8	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-24637	Critical	9.8	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2017-5689	Critical	9.8	92%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-3243	Critical	9.8	88%	-	-
CVE-2024-21888	High	8.8	87%	-	-
CVE-2022-0441	Critical	9.8	85%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.