CVE-2018-11747

Previously, Puppet Discovery was shipped with a default generated TLS certificate in the nginx...

9.8 Critical

Previously, Puppet Discovery was shipped with a default generated TLS certificate in the nginx container. In version 1.4.0, a unique certificate will be generated on installation or the user will be able to provide their own TLS certificate for ingress.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.72%Up 0.1 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

Record: CVE-2018-11747
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-295
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2018-11747
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2018-3766 No score

Record: EUVD-2018-3766
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x45j-4g47-7hxx 9.8

Previously, Puppet Discovery was shipped with a default generated TLS certificate in the nginx...

Record: GHSA-x45j-4g47-7hxx
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-295
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

puppet discovery

History

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

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

In short

CVE-2018-11747 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Puppet Discovery, published March 17, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.72%, the 54th percentile. No source names a fixed version.