CVE detail
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.
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Buzz score components · mention 6.9 · diversity 5.0 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
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Evidence
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- https://portal.perforce.com/s/cve/a91Qi000003511lIAA/cve20268804-cleartext-storage-of-sensitive-information-for-puppet-resource-apiportal.perforce.com
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Vendor Advisoryportal.perforce.comJul 3, 2026, 8:16 AM
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