Name: CVE-2016-8628: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2018-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2016-8628, CWE-77, CVSS 7.6, EPSS 0.00445

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.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.6
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade ansible	Jul 30, 2024	Jul 31, 2018
Redhat Openshift	—	Upgrade ansibleUpgrade openshift-ansible	Jun 18, 2018	Nov 1, 2016
Suse	—	Upgrade ansible	Nov 10, 2017	Nov 10, 2017
Ubuntu	—	Upgrade ansible	Nov 19, 2024	Jul 31, 2018

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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