CVE-2025-53861

low-risk

Published 2025-07-11

A flaw was found in Ansible. Sensitive cookies without security flags over non-encrypted channels can lead to Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) and Cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks allowing attackers to read transmitted data.

Do I need to act?

0.01% chance of exploitation

EPSS score — low exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 3.1/10 Low

ADJACENT_NETWORK / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (1)

Ansible Automation Platform

Affected Vendors

Redhat

References (2)

Vendor Advisory https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-53861

Issue Tracking https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2379360

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low-risk

Severity 8/34 · Low

Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal

Exposure 5/34 · Minimal