CVE-2026-8804

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.

CVSS

No CVSS.

References

Link	Resource
https://portal.perforce.com/s/cve/a91Qi000003511lIAA/cve20268804-cleartext-storage-of-sensitive-information-for-puppet-resource-api

Configurations

No configuration.

History

03 Jul 2026, 08:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-07-03 08:16

Updated : 2026-07-06 19:48

NVD link : CVE-2026-8804

Mitre link : CVE-2026-8804

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-8804

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-312

Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

CWE-313

Cleartext Storage in a File or on Disk

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