CVE-2023-5764 HIGH

CVE-2023-5764: Ansible: template injection

Weakness CWE-1336
Published December 12, 2023
Last update November 20, 2025

CVSS base score

7.1/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A template injection flaw was found in Ansible where a user's controller internal templating operations may remove the unsafe designation from template data. This issue could allow an attacker to use a specially crafted file to introduce templating injection when supplying templating data.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

December 12, 2023 CVE published
November 20, 2025 Record updated