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Medium

ansible-core Incorrect Authorization vulnerability

  • Disclosed: 06.11.2024
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 15:17

A flaw was found in Ansible. The ansible-core user module can allow an unprivileged user to silently create or replace the contents of any file on any system path and take ownership of it when a privileged user executes the user module against the unprivileged user's home directory. If the unprivileged user has traversal permissions on the directory containing the exploited target file, they retain full control over the contents of the file as its owner.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Python (PyPI) ansible-core < 2.14.18rc1, >= 2.15.0b1, < 2.15.13rc1, >= 2.16.0b1, < 2.16.13rc1, >= 2.17.0b1, < 2.17.6rc1, >= 2.18.0b1, < 2.18.0rc2 2.14.18rc1, 2.15.13rc1, 2.16.13rc1, 2.17.6rc1, 2.18.0rc2

References

CVSS score 6.3/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-863
Platform
Python (PyPI)
Package
ansible-core
Disclosed
06.11.2024
Updated
11.10.2026 15:17

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2026-1121 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-32p4-gm2c-wmch - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: ansible-core

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Python (PyPI)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

Total entries
7
First → latest
10.2023 06.2026
Without a fix
1
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • High 2
  • Medium 4
  • Low 1

Disclosures per year

  1. ansible-core: Argument injection in ansible-galaxy role install leads to arbitrary code execution
    High · 7.8 CVE-2026-11332 < 2.16.19rc1, >= 2.17.0b1, < 2.18.18rc1, >= 2.19.0b1, < 2.19.11rc1, >= 2.20.0b1, < 2.20.7rc1, >= 2.21.0b1, < 2.21.1rc1 2.16.19rc1, 2.18.18rc1, 2.19.11rc1, 2.20.7rc1, 2.21.1rc1
  2. Ansible-Core vulnerable to content protections bypass
    Low · 5.5 CVE-2024-11079 >= 2.18.0b1, < 2.18.1rc1, >= 2.17.0b1, < 2.17.7rc1, < 2.16.14rc1 2.18.1rc1, 2.17.7rc1, 2.16.14rc1
  3. ansible-core Incorrect Authorization vulnerability this entry
    Medium · 6.3 CVE-2024-9902 < 2.14.18rc1, >= 2.15.0b1, < 2.15.13rc1, >= 2.16.0b1, < 2.16.13rc1, >= 2.17.0b1, < 2.17.6rc1, >= 2.18.0b1, < 2.18.0rc2 2.14.18rc1, 2.15.13rc1, 2.16.13rc1, 2.17.6rc1, 2.18.0rc2
  4. Ansible vulnerable to Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
    High · 5.5 CVE-2024-8775 >= 2.17.0b1, < 2.17.6, < 2.16.13 2.17.6, 2.16.13
  5. An information disclosure flaw was found in ansible-core due to a failure to respect the ANSIBLE_NO_LOG configuration in some scenarios. It was discovered that information is still included in the out
    Medium · 5.5 CVE-2024-0690 < 2.14.4, >= 2.15.0, < 2.15.9, >= 2.16.0, < 2.16.3 2.14.4, 2.15.9, 2.16.3
  6. Ansible template injection vulnerability
    Medium · 6.6 CVE-2023-5764 >= 2.16.0, < 2.16.1, >= 2.15.0, < 2.15.8, < 2.14.12 2.16.1, 2.15.8, 2.14.12
  7. Ansible may expose private key
    Medium · 6.5 CVE-2023-4237 >= 2.8.0, <= 2.15.2 no fix

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