How should we interpret CVSS severity scores?

CVSS estimates technical severity, but it does not automatically equal business risk. Prioritize using context like internet exposure, asset criticality, known exploitation, and whether compensating controls exist. A Medium CVSS on an exposed production system can be more urgent than a Critical on an isolated non-production host.

Vulnerability Database

Q: What is a Vulnerability (CVE) and why does it matter?

A security vulnerability is a weakness in software, hardware, or configuration that can be exploited to compromise confidentiality, integrity, or availability. Many vulnerabilities are tracked as CVEs (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures), which provide a standardized identifier so teams can coordinate patching, mitigation, and risk assessment across tools and vendors.

Q: What's the difference between a vulnerability, an exploit, and a zero-day?

A vulnerability is the underlying weakness. An exploit is the method or code used to take advantage of it. A zero-day is a vulnerability that is unknown to the vendor or has no publicly available fix when attackers begin using it. Risk increases sharply when exploitation becomes reliable or widespread.

Q: Why do vulnerabilities keep reappearing in our environment?

Recurring findings usually come from incomplete asset discovery, inconsistent patch management, inherited images, and configuration drift. In modern environments, you also need to watch the software supply chain: dependencies, containers, build pipelines, and third-party services can reintroduce the same weakness even after you patch a single host.

Q: How do we prioritize remediation without burning out the team?

Use a repeatable triage model: focus first on externally exposed assets, high-value systems (identity, VPN, email, production), vulnerabilities with known exploits, and issues that enable remote code execution or privilege escalation. Then enforce patch SLAs and track progress so remediation is steady, not reactive.

Q: How can SynScan help reduce vulnerability risk over time?

SynScan combines attack surface monitoring and continuous security auditing to keep your inventory current, flag high-impact vulnerabilities early, and help you turn raw findings into a practical remediation plan.

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puppet / puppet_enterprise

89 vulnerabilities found

Title	Severity	Date	Affected Version
CVE-2025-5459	High	June 26, 2025 6/26/25	>= 2018.1.8 < 2023.8.4 == 2025.3.0
CVE-2023-5309	Medium	November 7, 2023 11/7/23	>= 2023.0 < 2023.5.0 < 2021.7.6
CVE-2023-5255	Low	October 3, 2023 10/3/23	== 2023.3
CVE-2023-2530	Critical	June 7, 2023 6/7/23	== 2023.0 >= 2021.7.0 <= 2021.7.3 == 2023.1.0
CVE-2023-1894	Medium	May 4, 2023 5/4/23	== 2021.7.1 == 2023.0
CVE-2021-27023	Critical	November 18, 2021 11/18/21	< 2019.8.9 >= 2021.0.0 < 2021.4
CVE-2021-27025	Medium	November 18, 2021 11/18/21	< 2019.8.9
CVE-2021-27026	Low	November 18, 2021 11/18/21	< 2019.8.9
CVE-2021-27022	Low	September 7, 2021 9/7/21	< 2019.8.8
CVE-2021-27019	Low	August 30, 2021 8/30/21	< 2019.8.6
CVE-2021-27020	High	August 30, 2021 8/30/21	< 2019.8.6
CVE-2021-27021	High	July 20, 2021 7/20/21	< 2019.8.7 >= 2021.0.0 < 2021.2.0
CVE-2020-7943	High	March 11, 2020 3/11/20	>= 2019.0 < 2019.7.0 >= 2018.1.0 < 2018.1.15
CVE-2015-5686	High	February 27, 2020 2/27/20	>= 3.0.0 < 2015.2.0
CVE-2019-10694	Critical	December 12, 2019 12/12/19	>= 2018.1.0 < 2018.1.9 >= 2019.0 < 2019.0.3
CVE-2013-4968	Medium	December 11, 2019 12/11/19	>= 2.0.0 < 3.0.1
CVE-2015-1855	Medium	November 29, 2019 11/29/19	>= 3.0.0 < 3.8.0
CVE-2018-11749	Medium	August 24, 2018 8/24/18	<= 2016.4.14 >= 2017.3.0 <= 2017.3.9 >= 2018.1.0 <= 2018.1.3
CVE-2018-6512	High	June 11, 2018 6/11/18	>= 2018.1.0 < 2018.1.1
CVE-2018-6513	Medium	June 11, 2018 6/11/18	>= 2018.1.0 < 2018.1.1 >= 2016.4.0 < 2016.4.12 >= 2017.3.0 < 2017.3.7
CVE-2018-6510	Medium	May 8, 2018 5/8/18	< 2017.3.6
CVE-2018-6511	Medium	May 8, 2018 5/8/18	< 2017.3.6
CVE-2017-10689	Low	February 9, 2018 2/9/18	< 2016.4.10 >= 2017.1.0 < 2017.3.4
CVE-2017-10690	Low	February 9, 2018 2/9/18	< 2017.3.4
CVE-2018-6508	Medium	February 9, 2018 2/9/18	>= 2017.3.0 <= 2017.3.2
CVE-2017-2293	Medium	February 1, 2018 2/1/18	== 2016.5.1 < 2016.4.5 == 2016.5.2 == 2017.1.1 == 2017.1.0
CVE-2017-2296	Low	February 1, 2018 2/1/18	== 2017.1.1 == 2017.1.0 == 2017.2.1
CVE-2017-2297	Medium	February 1, 2018 2/1/18	== 2016.5.1 < 2016.4.5 == 2016.5.2 == 2017.1.1 == 2017.1.0
CVE-2015-4100	Low	December 21, 2017 12/21/17	== 3.8.0 >= 3.7.0 <= 3.7.2
CVE-2015-6502	Low	December 11, 2017 12/11/17	< 2015.2.1
CVE-2015-8470	Low	December 11, 2017 12/11/17	>= 3.7.0 <= 3.7.2 >= 3.8.0 <= 3.8.6 >= 2015.2.0 <= 2015.2.3
CVE-2016-5714	High	October 18, 2017 10/18/17	== 2015.3.3 == 2016.1.1 == 2016.1.2 == 2016.2.0 == 2016.2.1
CVE-2016-5716	Medium	August 9, 2017 8/9/17	== 2015.2.0 == 2015.2.1 == 2015.2.2 == 2015.2.3 == 2015.3.0 == 2015.3.1 == 2015.3.2 == 2015.3.3 == 2016.1.1 == 2016.1.2 == 2016.2.0 == 2016.2.1
CVE-2017-7529	High	July 13, 2017 7/13/17	< 2016.4.7 >= 2017.2.1 <= 2017.2.3 >= 2017.1.0 <= 2017.1.1
CVE-2017-2294	Medium	July 5, 2017 7/5/17	== 2016.5.1 <= 2016.4.3 == 2016.5.2 == 2017.1.1 == 2017.1.0
CVE-2016-2787	Medium	February 13, 2017 2/13/17	== 2015.3.2
CVE-2016-2788	High	February 13, 2017 2/13/17	>= 3.8.0 < 3.8.6 >= 2016.2.0 < 2016.2.1
CVE-2016-9686	Medium	February 8, 2017 2/8/17	>= 2016.4.0 < 2016.4.3 == 2016.5.1
CVE-2015-6501	Medium	January 12, 2017 1/12/17	<= 2015.2.0
CVE-2016-5715	Medium	January 12, 2017 1/12/17	>= 2015.2.0 <= 2015.3.3 >= 2016.1.1 <= 2016.4.0
CVE-2016-2786	Critical	June 10, 2016 6/10/16	== 2015.3.0 == 2015.3.2
CVE-2015-7330	Medium	April 11, 2016 4/11/16	== 2015.3.0
CVE-2015-7328	Low	January 8, 2016 1/8/16	== 3.8.0 == 3.8.1 == 3.8.2 == 2015.2.0 == 2015.2.1 == 2015.2.2
CVE-2014-9355	Low	December 19, 2014 12/19/14	<= 3.7.0
CVE-2014-3248	Medium	November 16, 2014 11/16/14	>= 2.8.0 < 2.8.7
CVE-2014-3251	Low	August 12, 2014 8/12/14	<= 3.2.0
CVE-2014-3249	Medium	June 17, 2014 6/17/14	== 2.8.1 == 2.8.2 == 2.8.3 == 2.8.4 == 2.8.5 == 2.8.6 == 2.8.0
CVE-2013-4963	Medium	March 14, 2014 3/14/14	== 1.0 == 1.1 == 1.2.0 == 2.0.0 == 2.0.1 == 2.0.2 == 2.0.3 == 2.5.1 == 2.5.2 == 2.8.1 == 2.8.2 == 2.8.3 == 2.8.0 <= 3.0.0
CVE-2012-0891	Low	March 14, 2014 3/14/14	== 1.0 == 1.1 == 1.2.0 == 2.0.0
CVE-2012-5158	Low	March 14, 2014 3/14/14	== 2.0.0 == 2.5.1 == 2.5.2 <= 2.6.0

puppetlabs / puppet_enterprise

1 vulnerabilities found

Title	Severity	Exploit	Date	Affected Version
CVE-2016-2787	Medium		February 13, 2017 2/13/17	== 2015.3

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is a Vulnerability (CVE) and why does it matter?

A security vulnerability is a weakness in software, hardware, or configuration that can be exploited to compromise confidentiality, integrity, or availability. Many vulnerabilities are tracked as CVEs (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures), which provide a standardized identifier so teams can coordinate patching, mitigation, and risk assessment across tools and vendors.

CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) estimates technical severity, but it doesn't automatically equal business risk. Prioritize using context like internet exposure, affected asset criticality, known exploitation (proof-of-concept or in-the-wild), and whether compensating controls exist. A "Medium" CVSS on an exposed, production system can be more urgent than a "Critical" on an isolated, non-production host.

A vulnerability is the underlying weakness. An exploit is the method or code used to take advantage of it. A zero-day is a vulnerability that is unknown to the vendor or has no publicly available fix when attackers begin using it. In practice, risk increases sharply when exploitation becomes reliable or widespread.

Recurring findings usually come from incomplete Asset Discovery, inconsistent patch management, inherited images, and configuration drift. In modern environments, you also need to watch the software supply chain: dependencies, containers, build pipelines, and third-party services can reintroduce the same weakness even after you patch a single host. Unknown or unmanaged assets (often called Shadow IT) are a common reason the same issues resurface.

Use a simple, repeatable triage model: focus first on externally exposed assets, high-value systems (identity, VPN, email, production), vulnerabilities with known exploits, and issues that enable remote code execution or privilege escalation. Then enforce patch SLAs and track progress using consistent metrics so remediation is steady, not reactive.

SynScan combines attack surface monitoring and continuous security auditing to keep your inventory current, flag high-impact vulnerabilities early, and help you turn raw findings into a practical remediation plan.