Is CVE-2026-8804 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-8804 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2026-8804?

Informational severity, with a CVSS score of 6.7, published 3 July 2026.

Which products and versions are affected?

Perforce Puppet Core 8.0.0 - 8.19.0; Puppet Resource Api Module 1.5.0 - 1.9.1, 2.0.0.

Is there a fix for CVE-2026-8804?

No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

How is CVE-2026-8804 attacked?

It is attacked with local access, in a software library.

Am I affected by CVE-2026-8804?

Check whether you run Perforce Puppet Core or Puppet Resource Api Module at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

CVE-2026-8804: Puppet resource_api cleartext storage of sensitive information

CVE-2026-8804 · Severity: info · CVSS 6.7 · Published 2026-07-03

Puppet, a tool used to automate the configuration and management of servers, contains a flaw where sensitive information like passwords may be stored in plain text. This occurs because the software fails to properly mask data marked as sensitive when saving local transaction logs on managed devices. An attacker with high-level access to a managed server could potentially read these logs to steal credentials, compromising the security of the infrastructure.

Vendors: Perforce, Puppet.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-8804 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-8804 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-8804?: Informational severity, with a CVSS score of 6.7, published 3 July 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?: Perforce Puppet Core 8.0.0 - 8.19.0; Puppet Resource Api Module 1.5.0 - 1.9.1, 2.0.0.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-8804?: No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2026-8804 attacked?: It is attacked with local access, in a software library.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-8804?: Check whether you run Perforce Puppet Core or Puppet Resource Api Module at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Technical details

A cleartext storage vulnerability (CWE-312/CWE-313) exists in the Puppet resource_api module. The root cause is the failure of the API to honor the 'sensitive' flag on resource parameters, which results in these values being written in plain text to the agent's local transaction state cache on disk. An attacker with local administrative or high-privileged access to the Puppet agent node can retrieve sensitive credentials from this cache. The issue affects resource_api versions 1.5.0-1.9.1 and 2.0.0, and has been patched in versions 1.9.2 and 2.0.1 (included in Puppet Core 8.20.0 and Puppet Enterprise 2023.8.10 / 2025.11.0).

Affected products

Perforce Puppet Core 8.0.0 - 8.19.0
Perforce Puppet Enterprise 2023.8.0 - 2023.8.9, 2025.0.0 - 2025.10.0
Puppet resource_api module 1.5.0 - 1.9.1, 2.0.0

Timeline

2026-07-03: advisory: NVD publication date
2026-07-03: disclosed: Perforce advisory published

References

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

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