CVE-2026-115731

Report Deserialization Code Execution

Published Nov 3, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 9.4 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Deserialization of untrusted data in the report-processing code of Puppet, as used by Puppet Server, in the affected releases, allows a client that holds any CA-signed agent certificate to execute arbitrary code on the Puppet Server as its service user by submitting a report containing a crafted rich-data type via PUT request. Where the certificate authority autosigns requests without strong verification, an unauthenticated network attacker can obtain such a certificate.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Upgrade to a release that bundles puppet-agent 8.22.2 or 9.1.3 (Puppet Enterprise 2023.8.13, 2025.12.1, or 2026.0.1) and restart puppet server so the fixed code is loaded.

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Description Deserialization of untrusted data in the report-processing code of Puppet, as used by Puppet Server, in the affected releases, allows a client that holds any CA-signed agent certificate to execute arbitrary code on the Puppet Server as its service user by submitting a report containing a crafted rich-data type via PUT request. Where the certificate authority autosigns requests without strong verification, an unauthenticated network attacker can obtain such a certificate.
Title Report Deserialization Code Execution
Weaknesses CWE-502
CWE-94
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Perforce
Published
Updated
Nov 6, 2026, 7:36 PM
Reserved
Oct 23, 2026, 11:46 AM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Nov 3, 2026, 9:17 PM
Modified
Nov 6, 2026, 8:38 PM
Severity
Critical
Public date
Nov 3, 2026, 8:40 PM