Answer in brief
CVE-2026-85979 records a High severity (CVSS 8.6) vulnerability in Command Injection in Puppet Enterprise. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Perforce Software/Puppet Enterprise (generic), Perforce Software/Puppet Enterprise (generic), Perforce Software/Puppet Enterprise (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 8.6. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps Perforce Software/Puppet Enterprise (generic), Perforce Software/Puppet Enterprise (generic), Perforce Software/Puppet Enterprise (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Perforce Software/Puppet Enterprisegeneric | 2023.8.4 || 2025.4.0 | Not reported |
| Perforce Software/Puppet Enterprisegeneric | 2023.8.0 || 2025.0.0 | Not reported |
| Perforce Software/Puppet Enterprisegeneric | >=2023.8.0 <=2023.8.10 || >=2025.0.0 <=2025.11.2 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Sep 11, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Sep 18, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Sep 11, 2026
Affected versions of Puppet Enterprise contain a command injection vulnerability. An authenticated user with Puppet administrative privileges can inject arbitrary shell commands by providing a specially crafted value for this parameter, which is passed to a shell execution context without sufficient sanitization. Because the resulting commands are executed with root privileges, successful exploitation can lead to full compromise of the affected system. It affects Puppet Enterprise 2023.8.0 through 2023.8.10 and Puppet Enterprise 2025.0.0 through 2025.11.2. This has been resolved in Puppet Enterprise 2023.8.11 and Puppet Enterprise 2025.11.3.
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