CVE-2012-5158
Puppet Enterprise (PE) before 2.6.1 does not properly invalidate sessions when the session secret...
Puppet Enterprise (PE) before 2.6.1 does not properly invalidate sessions when the session secret has changed, which allows remote authenticated users to retain access via unspecified vectors.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Puppet Enterprise (PE) before 2.6.1 does not properly invalidate sessions when the session secret has changed, which allows remote authenticated users to retain access via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2012-5158- CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Puppet Enterprise (PE) before 2.6.1 does not properly invalidate sessions when the session secret has changed, which allows remote authenticated users to retain access via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2012-5158- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-5081 No score
Puppet Enterprise (PE) before 2.6.1 does not properly invalidate sessions when the session secret has changed, which allows remote authenticated users to retain access via unspecified vectors.
- Record
EUVD-2012-5081- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-ggqp-jmq3-2qm6 No score
Puppet Enterprise (PE) before 2.6.1 does not properly invalidate sessions when the session secret...
Puppet Enterprise (PE) before 2.6.1 does not properly invalidate sessions when the session secret has changed, which allows remote authenticated users to retain access via unspecified vectors.
- Record
GHSA-ggqp-jmq3-2qm6- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-5158 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.0) in Puppet Enterprise, published March 14, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.81%, the 57th percentile. No source names a fixed version.