CVE-2024-11079 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-11079: Ansible-core: unsafe tagging bypass via hostvars object in ansible-core

Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Weakness CWE-20 · Input validation
Published November 11, 2024
Last update March 18, 2026
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CVSS base score

5.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A flaw was found in Ansible-Core. This vulnerability allows attackers to bypass unsafe content protections using the hostvars object to reference and execute templated content. This issue can lead to arbitrary code execution if remote data or module outputs are improperly templated within playbooks.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

November 11, 2024 CVE published
March 18, 2026 Record updated