CVE-2017-7466

moderate-risk
Published 2018-06-22

Ansible before version 2.3 has an input validation vulnerability in the handling of data sent from client systems. An attacker with control over a client system being managed by Ansible, and the ability to send facts back to the Ansible server, could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code on the Ansible server using the Ansible server privileges.

Do I need to act?

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2.7% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 8.0/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (3)

Affected Vendors

Redhat

References (16)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97595
Third Party Advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1244
Third Party Advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1334
Third Party Advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1476
Third Party Advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1499
Third Party Advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1599
Third Party Advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1685
Issue Tracking https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-7466
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97595
Third Party Advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1244
Third Party Advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1334
Third Party Advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1476
Third Party Advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1499
Third Party Advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1599
Third Party Advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1685
Issue Tracking https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-7466
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moderate-risk
Severity 28/34 · Critical
Exploitability 6/34 · Minimal
Exposure 9/34 · Low