CVE-2021-27025

6.5 MEDIUM 1% exploit odds Fix listed

What it is

A flaw was discovered in Puppet Agent where the agent may silently ignore Augeas settings or may be vulnerable to a Denial of Service condition prior to the first 'pluginsync'.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network with a low-privilege account. High risk of service disruption.
Exploit odds: 1.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

2021-11-18 15:15 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-17 03:44 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 1.1% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 6.5 MEDIUM (CVSS).
Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published: 2021-11-18 15:15 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-17 03:44 UTC
Exploit probability: 1.1% · EPSS, next 30 days
Record status: Modified

Affected

Puppet < 2021.4.0
Puppet Agent < 6.25.1
Puppet Agent ≤ 5.5.22
Puppet Agent < 7.12.1
Puppet Enterprise < 2019.8.9
Fedoraproject Fedora 35

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 6.5

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Raw vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Fix and advisories

References

NVD record · CVE.org record