What is the CVSS score of CVE-2017-2292?

CVE-2017-2292 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 9.0 (Critical). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.8%.

Mcollective CVE-2017-2292

CRITICAL

Deserialization of Untrusted Data (CWE-502)

2017-06-30 security@puppet.com

Deserialization RCE Mcollective

9.0

CVSS 3.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

9.0 CRITICAL

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

Low

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Jun 30, 2017 - 20:29 cve.org

CRITICAL 9.0

DescriptionCVE.org

Versions of MCollective prior to 2.10.4 deserialized YAML from agents without calling safe_load, allowing the potential for arbitrary code execution on the server. The fix for this is to call YAML.safe_load on input. This has been tested in all Puppet-supplied MCollective plugins, but there is a chance that third-party plugins could rely on this insecure behavior.

AnalysisAI

Versions of MCollective prior to 2.10.4 deserialized YAML from agents without calling safe_load, allowing the potential for arbitrary code execution on the server. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Deserialization of Untrusted Data (CWE-502), which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code through malicious serialized objects. Versions of MCollective prior to 2.10.4 deserialized YAML from agents without calling safe_load, allowing the potential for arbitrary code execution on the server. The fix for this is to call YAML.safe_load on input. This has been tested in all Puppet-supplied MCollective plugins, but there is a chance that third-party plugins could rely on this insecure behavior. Affected products include: Puppet Mcollective. Version information: prior to 2.10.4.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Avoid deserializing untrusted data. Use safe serialization formats (JSON). Implement integrity checks and type allowlists.