CVE-2012-3866
Puppet allows local users to obtain sensitive configuration information
lib/puppet/defaults.rb in Puppet 2.7.x before 2.7.18, and Puppet Enterprise before 2.5.2, uses 0644 permissions for last_run_report.yaml, which allows local users to obtain sensitive configuration information by leveraging access to the puppet master server to read this file.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
lib/puppet/defaults.rb in Puppet 2.7.x before 2.7.18, and Puppet Enterprise before 2.5.2, uses 0644 permissions for last_run_report.yaml, which allows local users to obtain sensitive configuration information by leveraging access to the puppet master server to read this file.
- Record
CVE-2012-3866- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
lib/puppet/defaults.rb in Puppet 2.7.x before 2.7.18, and Puppet Enterprise before 2.5.2, uses 0644 permissions for last_run_report.yaml, which allows local users to obtain sensitive configuration information by leveraging access to the puppet master server to read this file.
- Record
CVE-2012-3866- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-0193 No score
lib/puppet/defaults.rb in Puppet 2.7.x before 2.7.18, and Puppet Enterprise before 2.5.2, uses 0644 permissions for last_run_report.yaml, which allows local users to obtain sensitive configuration information by leveraging access to the puppet master server to read this file.
- Record
EUVD-2017-0193- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8jxj-9r5f-w3m2 No score
Puppet allows local users to obtain sensitive configuration information
lib/puppet/defaults.rb in Puppet 2.7.x before 2.7.18, and Puppet Enterprise before 2.5.2, uses 0644 permissions for last_run_report.yaml, which allows local users to obtain sensitive configuration information by leveraging access to the puppet master server to read this file.
- Record
GHSA-8jxj-9r5f-w3m2- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
lib/puppet/defaults.rb in Puppet 2.7.x before 2.7.18, and Puppet Enterprise before 2.5.2, uses 0644 permissions for last_run_report.yaml, which allows local users to obtain sensitive configuration information by leveraging access to the puppet master server to read this file.
- Record
CVE-2012-3866- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-3866 No score
lib/puppet/defaults.rb in Puppet 2.7.x before 2.7.18, and Puppet Enterprise before 2.5.2, uses 0644 permissions for last_run_report.yaml, which allows local users to obtain sensitive configuration information by leveraging access to the puppet master server to read this file.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2012-3866- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-8jxj-9r5f-w3m2 No score
Puppet allows local users to obtain sensitive configuration information
lib/puppet/defaults.rb in Puppet 2.7.x before 2.7.18, and Puppet Enterprise before 2.5.2, uses 0644 permissions for last_run_report.yaml, which allows local users to obtain sensitive configuration information by leveraging access to the puppet master server to read this file.
- Record
GHSA-8jxj-9r5f-w3m2- 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
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
puppetRubyGems |
2.7.0 up to 2.7.18 | 2.7.18 |
puppetDebian:11 |
before 2.7.18-1 | 2.7.18-1 |
puppetDebian:6.0 |
before 2.6.2-5+squeeze6, plus listed versions 2.6.2-42.6.2-52.6.2-5+squeeze12.6.2-5+squeeze32.6.2-5+squeeze42.6.2-5+squeeze5 |
2.6.2-5+squeeze6 |
puppetRubyGems |
2.7.0 up to 2.7.18, plus listed versions 2.7.12.7.112.7.122.7.132.7.14 Show 8 moreShow less2.7.162.7.172.7.32.7.42.7.52.7.62.7.82.7.9 |
2.7.18 |
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-2012-3866 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Puppet, published July 12, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.48%, the 41st percentile. Fixed in puppet 2.7.18.
References
github.com/puppetlabs/puppet/commit/fd44bf5e6d0d360f6a493d663b653c121fa83c3f
debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2511
ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1506-1
secunia.com/advisories/50014
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-07/msg00036.html
puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-3866
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bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=839135
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3866
puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2012-3866-lastrunreportyaml-world-readable
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-3866
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3848