GHSA-frxj-5j27-f8rf: ansible fixed in 2.9.3, 2.8.8 and 2.7.16

GHSA-frxj-5j27-f8rf PUBLISHED CVSS 5.599999904632568 MEDIUM

Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published April 20, 2021

ansible is fixed in 2.9.3, 2.8.8 and 2.7.16 (PyPI)

Externally Controlled Reference to a Resource in Another Sphere, Improper Input Validation, and External Control of File Name or Path in Ansible

Fixed versions

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Package	Ecosystem	Fixed in
ansible	PyPI	2.9.3, 2.8.8, 2.7.16

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

5.599999904632568

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
PyPI	ansible	2.7.0a1, 2.8.0a1, 2.9.0a1
PyPI	ansible	2.8.0a1, 2.7.0a1, 2.9.0a1

Timeline

Apr 20, 2021 CVE Published
Apr 10, 2026 Distribution Patch (2 in total, the first dated here)
Apr 13, 2026 Security Advisory

Query this with the API

The same record, from the CLI:

vulnetix vdb vuln GHSA-frxj-5j27-f8rf
vulnetix vdb fixes GHSA-frxj-5j27-f8rf

Or with curl, using the org id and key from your account page:

curl -s -H "Authorization: ApiKey ${VULNETIX_ORG_ID}:${VULNETIX_API_KEY}" \
  "https://api.vdb.vulnetix.com/v2/vuln/GHSA-frxj-5j27-f8rf/fixes/registry"

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