CVE catalog

CVE-2021-27021

puppetdb: CVE-2021-27021

Severity: Medium
Published: Jul 20, 2021, 11:15:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 1.26% · Oct 25, 2026

A flaw was discovered in Puppet DB, this flaw results in an escalation of privileges which allows the user to delete tables via an SQL query.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	puppetdb	sid	`8.8.1-1~exp1`	fixed
Debian	puppetdb	trixie	`8.4.1-4`	fixed
Debian	puppetdb	bookworm	`7.12.1-3`	fixed
Ubuntu	puppetdb	22.04	`6.2.0-5`	vulnerable

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	puppetdb	source	sid	`7.11.2-2`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[990419]
Debian	puppetdb	source	trixie	`7.11.2-2`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[990419]
Debian	puppetdb	source	bookworm	`7.11.2-2`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[990419]

[Debian bug #990419]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[puppetdb]Fixed
Details (2)
- 7.12.1-3 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 7.11.2-2
  dsa · puppetdb · debian · bookworm; dsa · puppetdb · debian · 12
- 7.12.1-3 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 7.11.2-2
  dsa · puppetdb · debian · bookworm; dsa · puppetdb · debian · 12
[puppetdb-doc]Fixed
Source package: [puppetdb]
Details (2)
- 7.12.1-3 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 7.11.2-2
  dsa · puppetdb · debian · bookworm; dsa · puppetdb · debian · 12
- 7.12.1-3 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 7.11.2-2
  dsa · puppetdb · debian · bookworm; dsa · puppetdb · debian · 12
[puppet-terminus-puppetdb]Fixed
Source package: [puppetdb]
Details (2)
- 7.12.1-3 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 7.11.2-2
  dsa · puppetdb · debian · bookworm; dsa · puppetdb · debian · 12
- 7.12.1-3 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 7.11.2-2
  dsa · puppetdb · debian · bookworm; dsa · puppetdb · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[puppetdb]Fixed
Details (2)
- 8.4.1-4 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 7.11.2-2
  dsa · puppetdb · debian · 13
- 8.4.1-4 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 7.11.2-2
  dsa · puppetdb · debian · 13
[puppetdb-doc]Fixed
Source package: [puppetdb]
Details (2)
- 8.4.1-4 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 7.11.2-2
  dsa · puppetdb · debian · 13
- 8.4.1-4 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 7.11.2-2
  dsa · puppetdb · debian · 13
[puppet-terminus-puppetdb]Fixed
Source package: [puppetdb]
Details (2)
- 8.4.1-4 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 7.11.2-2
  dsa · puppetdb · debian · 13
- 8.4.1-4 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 7.11.2-2
  dsa · puppetdb · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:55:20 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]