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PYSEC-2018-38

PYSEC-2018-38 PUBLISHED CVSS 9.300000190734863 CRITICAL

Ansible before version 2.2.0 fails to properly sanitize fact variables sent from the Ansible controller. An attacker with the ability to create special variables on the controller could execute arbitrary commands on Ansible clients as the user Ansible runs as.

Risk Scores

CVSS v4.0
9.300000190734863
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
PyPIansible0, 1.1, 1.2

Timeline

  • Jul 31, 2018 CVE Published
  • Nov 8, 2023 CVE Updated
  • May 1, 2026 Distribution Patch
  • May 1, 2026 Security Advisory
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