CVE-2012-3864
Puppet before 2.6.17 and 2.7.x before 2.7.18, and Puppet Enterprise before 2.5.2, allows remote...
Puppet before 2.6.17 and 2.7.x before 2.7.18, and Puppet Enterprise before 2.5.2, allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files on the puppet master server by leveraging an arbitrary user's certificate and private key in a GET request.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Puppet before 2.6.17 and 2.7.x before 2.7.18, and Puppet Enterprise before 2.5.2, allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files on the puppet master server by leveraging an arbitrary user's certificate and private key in a GET request.
- Record
CVE-2012-3864- CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Puppet before 2.6.17 and 2.7.x before 2.7.18, and Puppet Enterprise before 2.5.2, allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files on the puppet master server by leveraging an arbitrary user's certificate and private key in a GET request.
- Record
CVE-2012-3864- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-3811 No score
Puppet before 2.6.17 and 2.7.x before 2.7.18, and Puppet Enterprise before 2.5.2, allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files on the puppet master server by leveraging an arbitrary user's certificate and private key in a GET request.
- Record
EUVD-2012-3811- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8xhg-x93x-j983 No score
Puppet before 2.6.17 and 2.7.x before 2.7.18, and Puppet Enterprise before 2.5.2, allows remote...
Puppet before 2.6.17 and 2.7.x before 2.7.18, and Puppet Enterprise before 2.5.2, allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files on the puppet master server by leveraging an arbitrary user's certificate and private key in a GET request.
- Record
GHSA-8xhg-x93x-j983- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Puppet before 2.6.17 and 2.7.x before 2.7.18, and Puppet Enterprise before 2.5.2, allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files on the puppet master server by leveraging an arbitrary user's certificate and private key in a GET request.
- Record
CVE-2012-3864- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-3864 No score
Puppet before 2.6.17 and 2.7.x before 2.7.18, and Puppet Enterprise before 2.5.2, allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files on the puppet master server by leveraging an arbitrary user's certificate and private key in a GET request.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2012-3864- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10581-1 No score
ruby2.2-rubygem-puppet-3.8.7-2.2 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the ruby2.2-rubygem-puppet-3.8.7-2.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10581-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-3864 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.0) in Puppet, published July 12, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.91%, the 79th percentile. Fixed in puppet 2.7.18-1.
References
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-08/msg00006.html
puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-3864
debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2511
ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1506-1
secunia.com/advisories/50014
github.com/puppetlabs/puppet/commit/10f6cb8969b4d5a933b333ecb01ce3696b1d57d4
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bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=839130
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3864
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-3864
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3848