The (1) template and (2) inline_template functions in the master server in Puppet before 2.6.18, 2.7.x before 2.7.21, and 3.1.x before 3.1.1, and Puppet Enterprise before 1.2.7 and 2.7.x before 2.7.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted catalog request.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2013-1640 is rated High Risk (70.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.93%, 91th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +2.64% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 2.29% | 4.93% | +2.64% |
| 2 | 2026-05-24 | 1.95% | 2.29% | +0.34% |
| 3 | 2025-05-27 | — | 1.95% | — |
Full EPSS history (9 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.0 | 2.0 | HIGH |
|
8.0 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
|
not yet assigned | CVE-2013-1640 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (puppet), 1 status rows across 1 suites (bullseye): resolved 1. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-1640 |
gentoo
|
high | CVE-2013-1640: 1 GLSA(s) (201308-04), 1 atom(s) (app-admin/puppet); latest impact high. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2013-1640 |
redhat
|
high | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1640 |
suse
|
medium | — | https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1640/ |
ubuntu
|
high | CVE-2013-1640 high priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (puppet), 6 status rows across 6 suites (hardy, lucid, oneiric, precise, quantal, upstream): released 4, ignored 2. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-1640 |
: Per http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1759-1/ "A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 12.10 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Ubuntu 11.10"
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| puppet | puppet | < 2.6.18 | cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| puppet | puppet | >= 2.7.0, < 2.7.21 | cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| puppet | puppet | 3.1.0 | cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| puppet | puppet_enterprise | < 1.2.7 | cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| puppet | puppet_enterprise | 2.7.0 | cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| puppet | puppet_enterprise | 2.7.1 | cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 11.10 | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 12.04 | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 12.10 | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00004.html | Third Party Advisory |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00056.html | Third Party Advisory |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0710.html | Third Party Advisory |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/52596 | Third Party Advisory |
| http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1759-1 | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2643 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2013-1640/ | Vendor Advisory |