# CVE-2026-8804

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2026-8804
- **Severity:** MEDIUM
- **CVSS Score:** 6.7 (CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L)
- **CWE:** CWE-313, CWE-312
- **Published:** Jul 3, 2026
- **Last Modified:** Jul 6, 2026

## Description

Puppet resource_api (shipped in Puppet Core 8.x and Puppet Enterprise 2023.8.x and 2025.x) does not preserve the sensitive flag on parameters defined via the resource-api, causing values such as passwords to be stored in cleartext in the agent's local transaction state cache. Affected versions of the resource_api module include all versions between 1.5.0 - 1.9.1 and 2.0.0 The issue was fixed in puppet resource_api 1.9.2 and 2.0.1 released with Puppet Core 8.20.0 and PE 2023.8.10 & PE 2025.11.0.

## Affected Products

- Perforce — Puppet Core (8.11.0)
- Perforce — Puppet Core (8.0.0)
- Perforce — Puppet Core (8.20.0)
- Perforce — Puppet Enterprise (2023.8.0)
- Perforce — Puppet Enterprise (2025.0.0)
- Perforce — Puppet Enterprise (2023.8.10)
- Perforce — Puppet Enterprise (2025.11.0)

## References

- [CNA](https://portal.perforce.com/s/cve/a91Qi000003511lIAA/cve20268804-cleartext-storage-of-sensitive-information-for-puppet-resource-api)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 0.11%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 1.2

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-10._