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ALPINE-CVE-2018-10875
ALPINE-CVE-2018-10875
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH
Record from OSV · Published July 13, 2018
A flaw was found in ansible. ansible.cfg is read from the current working directory which can be altered to make it point to a plugin or a module path under the control of an attacker, thus allowing the attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| ansible | Alpine:v3.10 | 2.6.3-r0 |
| ansible | Alpine:v3.9 | 2.6.3-r0 |
| ansible-base | Alpine:v3.13 | 2.6.3-r0 |
| ansible | Alpine:v3.11 | 2.6.3-r0 |
| ansible-base | Alpine:v3.14 | 2.6.3-r0 |
| ansible | Alpine:v3.12 | 2.6.3-r0 |
Risk scores
CVSS 3.1
7.800000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.10 | ansible | 1.2.1-r1, 1.7.2-r0, 2.6.1-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.9 | ansible | 2.4.0.0-r0, 1.5.5-r0, 2.5.2-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.13 | ansible-base | 0, 0.3.1-r0, 0.4-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.11 | ansible | 0, 0.4-r0, 0.5-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.14 | ansible-base | 0, 2.1.0.0-r0, 1.4.3-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.12 | ansible | 2.3.2.0-r0, 1.7.0-r0, 1.6.1-r0 |
Timeline
- Jul 13, 2018 CVE Published
- Nov 19, 2025 CVE Updated
- Aug 8, 2026 Distribution Patch
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