An absolute path traversal attack exists in the Ansible automation platform. This flaw allows an attacker to craft a malicious Ansible role and make the victim execute the role. A symlink can be used to overwrite a file outside of the extraction path.
Published: 2023-12-18
Updated: 2024-12-06
Named Vulnerability: Ansible symlink attack vulnerability
Base Score: 7.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:C/A:N
Severity: High
Base Score: 6.3
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
Severity: Medium
EPSS: 0.00432