CVE-2017-7466 HIGH

CVE-2017-7466

Vendor [Unknown]
Product ansible
Weakness CWE-20 · Input validation
Published June 22, 2018
Last update August 5, 2024

CVSS base score

8.0/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Ansible before version 2.3 has an input validation vulnerability in the 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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

June 22, 2018 CVE published
August 5, 2024 Record updated