Arbitrary Code Execution Affecting ansible package, versions [,2.5.6) [2.6.0,2.6.1)


0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.08% (33rd percentile)
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NVD
7.8 high
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Red Hat
7.8 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-PYTHON-ANSIBLE-2407598
  • published 20 Feb 2022
  • disclosed 13 Jul 2018
  • credit Adam Mariš

How to fix?

Upgrade ansible to version 2.5.6, 2.6.1 or higher.

Overview

ansible is a simple IT automation system.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution in ansible.cfg which is read from the current working directory, can be altered to make it point to a plugin or a module path under the control of an attacker.