Perforce Puppet Core/Puppet Enterprise up to 8.10.0/8.19.0/8.19.x cleartext storage in file

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Perforce Puppet Core and Puppet Enterprise up to 8.10.0/8.19.0/8.19.x. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to cleartext storage in file. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-8804. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Perforce Puppet Core and Puppet Enterprise up to 8.10.0/8.19.0/8.19.x and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cleartext storage in file vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-313. The product stores sensitive information in cleartext in a file, or on disk. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Puppet resource_api (shipped in Puppet Core 8.x and Puppet Enterprise 2023.8.x and 2025.x) does not preserve the sensitive flag on parameters defined via the resource-api, causing values such as passwords to be stored in cleartext in the agent's local transaction state cache. Affected versions of the resource_api module include all versions between 1.5.0 - 1.9.1 and 2.0.0 The issue was fixed in puppet resource_api 1.9.2 and 2.0.1 released with Puppet Core 8.20.0 and PE 2023.8.10 & PE 2025.11.0.

The advisory is shared at portal.perforce.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-8804 since 05/18/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Additional levels of successful authentication are required for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1555 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 8.20.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 2.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 2.2

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VulDB Temp Score: 2.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cleartext storage in file
CWE: CWE-313 / CWE-312 / CWE-310
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Puppet Core/Puppet Enterprise 8.20.0

Timelineinfo

05/18/2026 CVE reserved
07/03/2026 +46 days Advisory disclosed
07/03/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/03/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: portal.perforce.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-8804 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-8804
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-376097

Entryinfo

Created: 07/03/2026 15:34
Changes: 07/03/2026 15:34 (66)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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