How severe is CVE-2014-3248?

CVE-2014-3248 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.2, rated medium severity.

Is CVE-2014-3248 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 1% (41st percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2014-3248?

CVE-2014-3248 primarily affects Puppet Facter. In total, 14 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.

How do I fix CVE-2014-3248?

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

When was CVE-2014-3248 published?

CVE-2014-3248 was published on 2014-11-16 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

CVE-2014-3248

CVE-2014-3248 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Puppet Facter with a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.2. 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-17.

Key facts

Severity: Medium (CVSS 2.0 base score 6.2)
EPSS exploit prediction: 1% (41st percentile)
Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
Weakness: CWE-17
Affected product: Puppet Facter
Published: 2014-11-16
Last modified: 2026-06-17

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Puppet Enterprise 2.8 before 2.8.7, Puppet before 2.7.26 and 3.x before 3.6.2, Facter 1.6.x and 2.x before 2.0.2, Hiera before 1.3.4, and Mcollective before 2.5.2, when running with Ruby 1.9.1 or earlier, allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse file in the current working directory, as demonstrated using (1) rubygems/defaults/operating_system.rb, (2) Win32API.rb, (3) Win32API.so, (4) safe_yaml.rb, (5) safe_yaml/deep.rb, or (6) safe_yaml/deep.so; or (7) operatingsystem.rb, (8) operatingsystem.so, (9) osfamily.rb, or (10) osfamily.so in puppet/confine.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-3248?: Untrusted search path vulnerability in Puppet Enterprise 2.8 before 2.8.7, Puppet before 2.7.26 and 3.x before 3.6.2, Facter 1.6.x and 2.x before 2.0.2, Hiera before 1.3.4, and Mcollective before 2.5.2, when running with Ruby 1.9.1 or earlier, allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse file in the current working directory, as demonstrated using (1) rubygems/defaults/operating_system.rb, (2) Win32API.rb, (3) Win32API.so, (4) safe_yaml.rb, (5) safe_yaml/deep.rb, or (6) safe_yaml/deep.so; or (7) operatingsystem.rb, (8) operatingsystem.so, (9) osfamily.rb, or (10) osfamily.so in puppet/confine.
How severe is CVE-2014-3248?: CVE-2014-3248 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.2, rated medium severity.
Is CVE-2014-3248 being actively exploited?: It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 1% (41st percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What products are affected by CVE-2014-3248?: CVE-2014-3248 primarily affects Puppet Facter. In total, 14 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
How do I fix CVE-2014-3248?: Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
When was CVE-2014-3248 published?: CVE-2014-3248 was published on 2014-11-16 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

References

Affected products (14)

cpe:2.3:a:puppet:facter:2.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:facter:2.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:facter:2.0.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:facter:2.0.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:facter:2.0.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:facter:2.0.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:facter:2.0.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:facter:2.0.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:facter:2.0.1:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:facter:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:marionette_collective:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:hiera:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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