CVE-2022-0675
Puppet Firewall Module May Leave Unmanaged Rules
In certain situations it is possible for an unmanaged rule to exist on the target system that has the same comment as the rule specified in the manifest. This could allow for unmanaged rules to exist on the target system and leave the system in an unsafe state.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Puppet Firewall Module May Leave Unmanaged Rules
In certain situations it is possible for an unmanaged rule to exist on the target system that has the same comment as the rule specified in the manifest. This could allow for unmanaged rules to exist on the target system and leave the system in an unsafe state.
- Record
CVE-2022-0675- CVSS 3.1
- 5.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-1289
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-15761
In certain situations it is possible for an unmanaged rule to exist on the target system that has the same comment as the rule specified in the manifest. This could allow for unmanaged rules to exist on the target system and leave the system in an unsafe state.
- Record
EUVD-2022-15761- CVSS 3.1
- 5.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6cpg-mqw9-pj2w
In certain situations it is possible for an unmanaged rule to exist on the target system that has...
In certain situations it is possible for an unmanaged rule to exist on the target system that has the same comment as the rule specified in the manifest. This could allow for unmanaged rules to exist on the target system and leave the system in an unsafe state.
- Record
GHSA-6cpg-mqw9-pj2w- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
In certain situations it is possible for an unmanaged rule to exist on the target system that has the same comment as the rule specified in the manifest. This could allow for unmanaged rules to exist on the target system and leave the system in an unsafe state.
- Record
CVE-2022-0675- CVSS 3.1
- 5.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/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-1289, CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
In certain situations it is possible for an unmanaged rule to exist on the target system that has the same comment as the rule specified in the manifest. This could allow for unmanaged rules to exist on the target system and leave the system in an unsafe state.
- Record
CVE-2022-0675- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2022-0675
In certain situations it is possible for an unmanaged rule to exist on the target system that has the same comment as the rule specified in the manifest. This could allow for unmanaged rules to exist on the target system and leave the system in an unsafe state.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2022-0675- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
OSVRHSA-2022:5116
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2 (puppet-firewall) security update
- Record
RHSA-2022:5116- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2022:8869
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.1.9 (puppet-firewall) security update
- Record
RHSA-2022:8869- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0675
In certain situations it is possible for an unmanaged rule to exist on the target system that has the same comment as the rule specified in the manifest. This could allow for unmanaged rules to exist on the target system and leave the system in an unsafe state.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2022-0675- CVSS 3.1
- 5.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS: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
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
puppet-module-puppetlabs-firewallDebian:12 |
before 3.4.0-1 | 3.4.0-1 |
puppet-module-puppetlabs-firewallDebian:13 |
before 3.4.0-1 | 3.4.0-1 |
puppet-module-puppetlabs-firewallDebian:14 |
before 3.4.0-1 | 3.4.0-1 |
puppet-firewallRed Hat:openstack:16.2::el8 |
before 0:3.4.0-1.94f707cgit.el8ost | 0:3.4.0-1.94f707cgit.el8ost |
puppet-firewallRed Hat:openstack:16.1::el8 |
before 0:3.4.0-1.94f707cgit.el8ost | 0:3.4.0-1.94f707cgit.el8ost |
puppet-module-puppetlabs-firewallUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.1.3-11.7.1-1 |
None known |
puppet-module-puppetlabs-firewallUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.8.1-11.12.0-1 |
None known |
puppet-module-puppetlabs-firewallUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.12.0-1 |
None known |
puppet-module-puppetlabs-firewallUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.12.0-1 |
None known |
puppet-module-puppetlabs-firewallUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.4.0-18.0.0-3 |
None known |
puppet-module-puppetlabs-firewallUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 8.0.0-38.1.7-1 |
None known |
puppet-module-puppetlabs-firewallUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 8.1.7-1 |
None known |
puppet-module-puppetlabs-firewallUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 8.1.7-1 |
None known |
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-2022-0675 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.6) in Puppet Firewall, published March 2, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.92%, the 60th percentile. Fixed in puppet-module-puppetlabs-firewall 3.4.0-1.
References
puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-0675
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0675
github.com/advisories/GHSA-6cpg-mqw9-pj2w
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-0675
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:5116
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bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2071567
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2022/rhsa-2022_5116.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-0675
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-0675