CVE-2018-11748
Previous releases of the Puppet device_manager module creates configuration files containing...
Previous releases of the Puppet device_manager module creates configuration files containing credentials that are world readable. This issue has been resolved as of device_manager 2.7.0.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Previous releases of the Puppet device_manager module creates configuration files containing credentials that are world readable. This issue has been resolved as of device_manager 2.7.0.
- Record
CVE-2018-11748- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Previous releases of the Puppet device_manager module creates configuration files containing credentials that are world readable. This issue has been resolved as of device_manager 2.7.0.
- Record
CVE-2018-11748- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-3767 No score
Previous releases of the Puppet device_manager module creates configuration files containing credentials that are world readable. This issue has been resolved as of device_manager 2.7.0.
- Record
EUVD-2018-3767- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-94hp-88qv-h74g
Previous releases of the Puppet device_manager module creates configuration files containing...
Previous releases of the Puppet device_manager module creates configuration files containing credentials that are world readable. This issue has been resolved as of device_manager 2.7.0.
- Record
GHSA-94hp-88qv-h74g- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-522
- 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-2018-11748 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Puppet Device Manager, published October 2, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.28%, the 20th percentile. No source names a fixed version.