PYSEC-2020-205

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    PYSEC-2020-205

    Published: 18 Feb 2020Last Modified: 10 Jun 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Multiple argument injection vulnerabilities in Ansible before 1.6.7 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging access to an Ansible managed host and providing a crafted fact, as demonstrated by a fact with (1) a trailing " src=" clause, (2) a trailing " temp=" clause, or (3) a trailing " validate=" clause accompanied by a shell command.

    References: https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/62a1295a3e08cb6c3e9f1b2a1e6e5dcaeab32527, http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2014-004.html, https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-64cw-m57j-65xj

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: ansible

    Purl: pkg:pypi/ansible

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -62a1295a3e08cb6c3e9f1b2a1e6e5dcaeab32527

    Affected versions

    1.0

    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
    PYSEC-2020-205 | CVE-DB