VDB
CVE-2016-9587
CVE-2016-9587
PUBLISHED
Ansible before versions 2.1.4, 2.2.1 is vulnerable to an improper input validation in Ansible's handling of data sent from client systems. An attacker with control over a client system being managed by Ansible and the ability to send facts back to the Ansible server could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code on the Ansible server using the Ansible server privileges.
EPSS 3.04% · 87.0th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
3.04%
87.0th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | ansible | 0, 1.9.2+dfsg-2, 1.9.4-1 |
Exploit Intelligence
Timeline
- Jan 11, 2017 PoC Published
- Jan 11, 2017 CVE Published
- Jul 2, 2021 CVE Updated
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 1, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 2, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9587 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9587 third-party-advisory