CVE-2023-5115GHSA-JPVW-P8PR-9G2XPYSEC-2026-1120
Ansible: malicious role archive can cause ansible-galaxy to overwrite arbitrary files
- Published
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Fix
- Fixed in 8.5.0
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
Summary
An absolute path traversal attack exists in the Ansible automation platform. This flaw allows an attacker to craft a malicious Ansible role and make the victim execute the role. A symlink can be used to overwrite a file outside of the extraction path.
Timeline
- CVE published
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- ansible-core
Version range not reported
- ansible-core
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- ansible-core
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- ansible-core
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- ansible
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- ansiblePyPI
fixed in 8.5.0