CVE-2016-8628
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2016-8628 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2018-07-31 20:29:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2023-11-07 02:36:00 UTC |
| Description | Ansible before version 2.2.0 fails to properly sanitize fact variables sent from the Ansible controller. An attacker with the ability to create special variables on the controller could execute arbitrary commands on Ansible clients as the user Ansible runs as. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-77
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ansible CVE-2016-8628 Remote Command Injection Vulnerability | BID | www.securityfocus.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | REDHAT | access.redhat.com | Third Party Advisory |
| 1388113 – (CVE-2016-8628) CVE-2016-8628 ansible: Command injection by compromised server via fact variables | CONFIRM | bugzilla.redhat.com | Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 981014 Python (pip) Security Update for ansible (GHSA-jg4f-jqm5-4mgq)