CVE-2023-5115
Ansible: malicious role archive can cause ansible-galaxy to overwrite arbitrary files
CVSS Score
6.3
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
An absolute path traversal attack exists in the Ansible automation platform. This flaw allows an attacker to craft a malicious Ansible role and make the victim execute the role. A symlink can be used to overwrite a file outside of the extraction path.
| CWE | CWE-36 |
| Vendor | red hat |
| Product | red hat ansible automation platform 2.3 for rhel 8 |
| Published | Dec 18, 2023 |
| Last Updated | Nov 20, 2025 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Affected Versions
Red Hat / Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.3 for RHEL 8
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.3 for RHEL 9
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 1.2
All versions affected References
access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5701 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5758 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5115 bugzilla.redhat.com: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2233810 lists.debian.org: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00018.html