A vulnerability was found in Ansible Engine versions 2.9.x before 2.9.3, 2.8.x before 2.8.8, 2.7.x before 2.7.16 and earlier, where in Ansible's nxos_file_copy module can be used to copy files to a flash or bootflash on NXOS devices. Malicious code could craft the filename parameter to perform OS command injections. This could result in a loss of confidentiality of the system among other issues.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.6
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L)
- CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 7.3
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | alpine-linux-upgrade-ansiblealpine-linux-upgrade-ansible-base | Oct 1, 2024 | Mar 31, 2020 | |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-ansibleamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-ansible-doc | Sep 28, 2023 | Mar 31, 2020 | |
| Debian | debian-upgrade-ansible | Jul 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2020 | |
| Suse | — | suse-upgrade-ansiblesuse-upgrade-ansible-docsuse-upgrade-ansible-test | Apr 15, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 |
| Ubuntu | no-fix-ubuntu-package | Jun 26, 2025 | Mar 31, 2020 |
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