CVE-2020-7945
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedLocal registry credentials were included directly in the CD4PE deployment definition, which could expose these credentials to users who should not have access to them. This is resolved in Continuous Delivery for Puppet Enterprise 4.0.1.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceLocal registry credentials were stored in plain text directly within the CD4PE (Continuous Delivery for Puppet Enterprise) deployment definition configuration, allowing unauthorized users with access to the deployment configuration to view and potentially misuse these credentials.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 4.0.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify CD4PE versionCheck the installed version of Puppet Continuous Delivery for Puppet Enterprise. This can typically be found in the PE console, the CD4PE web UI (usually at https://<hostname>/cd4pe), or via command line tools provided by Puppet.Affected if The installed version is exactly 4.0.0 (no patches applied)
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Locate CD4PE deployment definitionsIdentify where CD4PE stores deployment definition configurations. These are typically stored in the CD4PE database or in configuration files within the CD4PE installation directory.Affected if Deployment definition configurations exist in the environment
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Inspect deployment definitions for credentialsExamine the deployment definition configuration files or database entries for any stored credentials, specifically looking for local registry credentials or other authentication secrets stored as plain text values.Affected if Plain text credentials (such as usernames, passwords, tokens, or keys) are found directly embedded in deployment definition configurations
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Check for registry-related configurationSearch the deployment configurations for any entries related to Windows registry credentials, local authentication, or integration credentials stored in plain text.Affected if Registry or local authentication credentials are found stored in plain text within deployment definitions
A user is affected if they are running CD4PE version 4.0.0 AND have deployment definitions containing plain text credentials (particularly registry or local authentication credentials) stored directly within the deployment configuration.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade to Continuous Delivery for Puppet Enterprise 4.0.1 or later, and migrate any embedded credentials to a secure secrets management solution rather than storing them directly in deployment definitions.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2020-7945 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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