CVE-2023-5115
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:Sep 21, 2023
Last Modified:Nov 20, 2025
EPS:Dec 18, 2023
EPSS Score:0.00432
CVSS Score:6.3
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Debian
Product
Debian Linux
Debian
Debian Linux
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Ansible Automation Platform
Redhat
Ansible Automation Platform
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Ansible Automation Platform Developer
Redhat
Ansible Automation Platform Developer
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Ansible Automation Platform Inside
Redhat
Ansible Automation Platform Inside
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Ansible Developer
Redhat
Ansible Developer
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Ansible Inside
Redhat
Ansible Inside
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Enterprise Linux
Redhat
Enterprise Linux
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
