CVE-2024-27294

Compiler tampering via preserved archive ownership

Published Feb 29, 2024 · Updated Aug 8, 2024

Incorrect file ownership in Daniel Parks puppet-golang before 1.2.7 allows local users to modify Go files installed by root-run Puppet. Root-run tar extraction preserves ownership recorded in affected Go archives instead of applying the user and group declared in Puppet, leaving compiler files assigned to non-root accounts. A local account matching an archived owner can replace the compiler and corrupt software later built or run with greater privileges.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.23%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Incorrect file ownership in Daniel Parks puppet-golang before 1.2.7 allows local users to modify Go files installed by root-run Puppet. Root-run tar extraction preserves ownership recorded in affected Go archives instead of applying the user and group declared in Puppet, leaving compiler files assigned to non-root accounts. A local account matching an archived owner can replace the compiler and corrupt software later built or run with greater privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-27294
Published
Feb 29, 2024
Updated
Aug 8, 2024
Vendor
Daniel Parks
Product
puppet-golang
Classifications
CWE-732, T1554
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 29, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 8, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=< 1.2.7

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Daniel Parks · puppet-golangversion=< 1.2.7

Published CVSS scores

7.3GitHub, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
7.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/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
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
T1554Compromise Client Software Binary

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