CVE-2022-3275

Puppetlabs-apt Command Injection

8.4 HighFix available

Command injection is possible in the puppetlabs-apt module prior to version 9.0.0. A malicious actor is able to exploit this vulnerability only if they are able to provide unsanitized input to the module. This condition is rare in most deployments of Puppet and Puppet Enterprise.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Adjacent network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: High
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

2.37%Up 1.4 points since Oct 8, 2022

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 8.4

Puppetlabs-apt Command Injection

Record: CVE-2022-3275
CVSS 3.1: 8.4 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-78
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-42672 8.4

Record: EUVD-2022-42672
CVSS 3.1: 8.4 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-03

NVD 8.4

Record: CVE-2022-3275
CVSS 3.1: 8.4 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-78
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 9.8

Record: CVE-2022-3275
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2022-3275 9.8

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3275
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-03

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2022-3275 8.4

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3275
CVSS 3.1: 8.4 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`puppet-module-puppetlabs-apt` Debian:12	before 9.0.1-1	9.0.1-1
`puppet-module-puppetlabs-apt` Debian:13	before 9.0.1-1	9.0.1-1
`puppet-module-puppetlabs-apt` Debian:14	before 9.0.1-1	9.0.1-1
`puppet-module-puppetlabs-apt` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1.6.0-22.2.0-1	None known
`puppet-module-puppetlabs-apt` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 2.3.0-14.4.1-14.5.1-1	None known
`puppet-module-puppetlabs-apt` Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 6.1.1-1	None known
`puppet-module-puppetlabs-apt` Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 6.1.1-1	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2022-3275 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.4) in Puppet Puppetlabs-apt, published October 7, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.37%, the 83rd percentile. Fixed in puppet-module-puppetlabs-apt 9.0.1-1.