GHSA-92v7-pq4h-58j5
GHSA-92v7-pq4h-58j5 is a CWE-17 vulnerability in facter. 1 public exploit reference exists, so weaponization risk is real. O3 Security confirms whether GHSA-92v7-pq4h-58j5 is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
facter, hiera, mcollective-client, and puppet affected by untrusted search path vulnerability
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Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Puppet Enterprise 2.8 before 2.8.7, Puppet before 2.7.26 and 3.x before 3.6.2, Facter 1.6.x and 2.x before 2.0.2, Hiera before 1.3.4, and Mcollective before 2.5.2, when running with Ruby 1.9.1 or earlier, allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse file in the current working directory, as demonstrated using (1) rubygems/defaults/operating_system.rb, (2) Win32API.rb, (3) Win32API.so, (4) safe_yaml.rb, (5) safe_yaml/deep.rb, or (6) safe_yaml/deep.so; or (7) operatingsystem.rb, (8) operatingsystem.so, (9) osfamily.rb, or (10) osfamily.so in puppet/confine.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 💎RubyGems | facter | all versions | 1.7.6 |
| 💎RubyGems | facter | ≥ 2.0.0&&< 2.0.2 | 2.0.2 |
| 💎RubyGems | hiera | all versions | 1.3.4 |
| 💎RubyGems | puppet | all versions | 2.7.26 |
| 💎RubyGems | puppet | ≥ 3.0.0&&< 3.6.2 | 3.6.2 |
| 💎RubyGems | mcollective-client | all versions | 2.5.2 |
Research use only. For defensive security, authorized penetration testing, and academic research only. Never execute exploit code against systems without explicit written authorization.
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for facter. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Fix
Update facter to 1.7.6 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-92v7-pq4h-58j5 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-92v7-pq4h-58j5 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.
Tailored to GHSA-92v7-pq4h-58j5. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-92v7-pq4h-58j5 in your dependencies?
O3 detects GHSA-92v7-pq4h-58j5 across RubyGems dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.