CVE-2022-25350Public exploit

Local command execution via unsanitized fact name

Published Jan 24, 2023 · Updated Apr 1, 2025

OS command injection in puppet-facter 0.0.2 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted fact name. The getFact function concatenates factName directly into the shell command facter -j and passes it to child_process.exec without neutralizing shell metacharacters. Exploitation requires a consuming application to pass attacker-controlled input as factName, and commands run with that process's privileges.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability1.22%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

OS command injection in puppet-facter 0.0.2 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted fact name. The getFact function concatenates factName directly into the shell command facter -j and passes it to child_process.exec without neutralizing shell metacharacters. Exploitation requires a consuming application to pass attacker-controlled input as factName, and commands run with that process's privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-25350
Published
Jan 24, 2023
Updated
Apr 1, 2025
Vendor
Puppet
Product
Facter
Classifications
CWE-78, CWE-77, T1059
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 24, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 1, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <*

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Puppet · Facterversion=0 <*

Published CVSS scores

7.8NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.4SnykCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
CWE-77Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter

Public exploit references

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