CVE-2021-27020
Puppet Enterprise presented a security risk by not sanitizing user input when doing a CSV export.
Puppet Enterprise presented a security risk by not sanitizing user input when doing a CSV export.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Puppet Enterprise presented a security risk by not sanitizing user input when doing a CSV export.
- Record
CVE-2021-27020- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-1236
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Puppet Enterprise presented a security risk by not sanitizing user input when doing a CSV export.
- Record
CVE-2021-27020- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-13793 No score
Puppet Enterprise presented a security risk by not sanitizing user input when doing a CSV export.
- Record
EUVD-2021-13793- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wp6x-2jj2-vxhw No score
Puppet Enterprise presented a security risk by not sanitizing user input when doing a CSV export.
Puppet Enterprise presented a security risk by not sanitizing user input when doing a CSV export.
- Record
GHSA-wp6x-2jj2-vxhw- Weakness
- CWE-1236
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2021-27020
Puppet Enterprise presented a security risk by not sanitizing user input when doing a CSV export.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2021-27020- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
puppetUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.2.4-2ubuntu23.3.1-1ubuntu13.3.1-1ubuntu23.3.1-1ubuntu33.4.2-1 Show 5 moreShow less3.4.3-13.4.3-1ubuntu13.4.3-1ubuntu1.13.4.3-1ubuntu1.23.4.3-1ubuntu1.3 |
None known |
puppetUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.7.2-5ubuntu23.8.4-1ubuntu13.8.5-1ubuntu13.8.5-23.8.5-2ubuntu0.13.8.5-2ubuntu0.1+esm1 |
None known |
puppetUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.10.4-2ubuntu14.10.4-2ubuntu24.10.4-2ubuntu35.4.0-2ubuntu3 |
None known |
puppetUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 5.4.0-2ubuntu35.5.10-4ubuntu3 |
None known |
puppetUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 5.5.22-1ubuntu15.5.22-45.5.22-4ubuntu0.2 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-27020 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Perforce Puppet Enterprise, published August 30, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.06%, the 64th percentile. No source names a fixed version.