# CVE-2025-5459

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2025-5459
- **Severity:** HIGH
- **CVSS Score:** 8.6 (CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N)
- **CWE:** CWE-78
- **Published:** Jun 26, 2025
- **Last Modified:** Sep 4, 2026

## Description

A user with specific node group editing permissions and a specially crafted class parameter could be used to execute commands as root on the primary host. It affects Puppet Enterprise versions 2018.1.8 through 2023.8.3 and 2025.3 and has been resolved in versions 2023.8.4 and 2025.4.0.

## Affected Products

- Perforce — Puppet Enterprise (2018.1.8)

## References

- [CNA](https://portal.perforce.com/s/detail/a91PA000001SiDdYAK)
- [CVE](http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2026/Sep/9)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 0.49%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 41.1

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-18._