CVE-2012-3865

CVE-2012-3865 is a low-severity vulnerability in Puppet with a CVSS 2.0 base score of 3.5. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-22.

Key facts

• Severity: Low (CVSS 2.0 base score 3.5)
• EPSS exploit prediction: 2% (78th percentile)
• Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
• Weakness: CWE-22
• Affected product: Puppet
• Published: 2012-08-06
• Last modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in lib/puppet/reports/store.rb in Puppet before 2.6.17 and 2.7.x before 2.7.18, and Puppet Enterprise before 2.5.2, when Delete is enabled in auth.conf, allows remote authenticated users to delete arbitrary files on the puppet master server via a .. (dot dot) in a node name.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-3865?

Directory traversal vulnerability in lib/puppet/reports/store.rb in Puppet before 2.6.17 and 2.7.x before 2.7.18, and Puppet Enterprise before 2.5.2, when Delete is enabled in auth.conf, allows remote authenticated users to delete arbitrary files on the puppet master server via a .. (dot dot) in a node name.

How severe is CVE-2012-3865?

CVE-2012-3865 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 3.5, rated low severity.

Is CVE-2012-3865 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 2% (78th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2012-3865?

CVE-2012-3865 primarily affects Puppet. In total, 33 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.

How do I fix CVE-2012-3865?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.

When was CVE-2012-3865 published?

CVE-2012-3865 was published on 2012-08-06 and last updated on 2026-06-16.

References

• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-08/msg00006.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-07/msg00036.html
• http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-3865/
• http://secunia.com/advisories/50014
• http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2511
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1506-1
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=839131
• https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet/commit/554eefc55f57ed2b76e5ee04d8f194d36f6ee67f
• https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet/commit/d80478208d79a3e6d6cb1fbc525e24817fe8c4c6

Affected products (33)

• cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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