Vulnerability Report

CVE-2023-5255

Title: Puppet Puppet Enterprise Denial of Service (DoS)

Denial of Service (DoS)

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2023-5255.

CWE Category CWE-404
Published Date Oct 03, 2023
Modified Date Nov 20, 2025
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 4.4 CVSS v3.1
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
0.15%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2023-5255: For certificates that utilize the auto-renew feature in Puppet Server, a flaw exists which prevents the certificates from being revoked.

Impacted Vendors

P
puppetlabs 1
P
puppet 2

Reference Links

https://www.puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2023-5255-denial-service-revocation-auto-renewed-certificates https://www.puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2023-5255-denial-service-revocation-auto-renewed-certificates
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
4.4
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
7.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2023-5255 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector NETWORK
Complexity HIGH
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.