CVE-2021-3583
moderate-risk
Published 2021-09-22
A flaw was found in Ansible, where a user's controller is vulnerable to template injection. This issue can occur through facts used in the template if the user is trying to put templates in multi-line YAML strings and the facts being handled do not routinely include special template characters. This flaw allows attackers to perform command injection, which discloses sensitive information. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality and integrity.
Do I need to act?
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0.32% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low 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
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7
CVSS 7.1/10
High
LOCAL
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (3)
Affected Vendors
32
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
22/34 · High
Exploitability
1/34 · Minimal
Exposure
9/34 · Low