Improper Input Validation The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package ruby193-mcollective.src  (opens in a new tab)


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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-RUBY193MCOLLECTIVESRC-14922735
  • published14 Jan 2026
  • disclosed9 Aug 2016

Introduced: 9 Aug 2016

CVE-2016-2788  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

Amendment

The Red Hat security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for RHEL:10.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ruby193-mcollective.src package and not the ruby193-mcollective.src package as distributed by RHEL.

MCollective 2.7.0 and 2.8.x before 2.8.9, as used in Puppet Enterprise, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the mco ping command.