When was CVE-2011-3871 disclosed?

CVE-2011-3871 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on October 27, 2011, with the most recent update on April 29, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2011-3871 actively exploited?

CVE-2011-3871 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 13.1% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

How do I remediate CVE-2011-3871?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2011-3871, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

CVE-2011-3871

NONENVD 0.0

0.0

Puppet 2.7.x before 2.7.5, 2.6.x before 2.6.11, and 0.25.x, when running in --edit mode, uses a predictable file name, which allows local users to run arbitrary Puppet code or trick a user into editing arbitrary files.

CVSS v3: —
EG Score: —
EPSS: 13.1%
KEV: Not listed

References (18)

cve@mitrehttp://groups.google.com/group/puppet-announce/browse_thread/thread/91e3b46d2328a1cb
cve@mitrehttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068053.html
cve@mitrehttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068061.html
cve@mitrehttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068093.html
cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/46458
cve@mitrehttp://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2314
cve@mitrehttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1223-1
cve@mitrehttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1223-2
cve@mitrehttps://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2011-3871
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-announce/browse_thread/thread/91e3b46d2328a1cb
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068053.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068061.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068093.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/46458
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2314

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