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    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.

    Published:Nov 1, 2016
    Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
    EPS:Jul 31, 2018
    EPSS Score:0.005
    CVSS Score:7.6

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Ansible
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Openshift

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
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    Required
    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
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    Low
    High