CVE-2016-8628

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.
Command Injection
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
7.6 HIGH
NETWORK
HIGH
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
redhatCNA
7.6 HIGH
NETWORK
HIGH
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 77%
VendorProductVersion
redhatansible
𝑥
< 2.2.0
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= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
ansible
bullseye
2.10.7+merged+base+2.10.17+dfsg-0+deb11u1
fixed
jessie
not-affected
bookworm
7.7.0+dfsg-3+deb12u1
fixed
sid
10.5.0+dfsg-2
fixed
trixie
10.5.0+dfsg-2
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
ansible
bionic
not-affected
artful
ignored
zesty
ignored
yakkety
ignored
xenial
Fixed 2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.1
released
trusty
not-affected
precise
dne