CVE-2016-8628CWE-77

Ansible before version 2.2.0 fails to properly sanitize fact variables sent from the Ansible controller

High · published July 31, 2018

CVSS v3.0
7.6
EPSS
3%
Percentile
88.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Ansible before version 2.2.0 fails to properly sanitize fact variables sent from the Ansible controller. An attacker with the ability to create special variables on the controller could execute arbitrary commands on Ansible clients as the user Ansible runs as.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.0
7.6 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.03211 · 88.0th percentile
Weakness
CWE-77 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
Published
2018-07-31T20:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 31 JUL 20:00Z
    Ansible before version 2.2.0 fails to properly sanitize fact variables sent from the Ansible controller
    cvelistv5