CVE-2024-9902
Ansible-core: ansible-core user may read/write unauthorized content
CVSS Score
6.3
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
A flaw was found in Ansible. The ansible-core `user` module can allow an unprivileged user to silently create or replace the contents of any file on any system path and take ownership of it when a privileged user executes the `user` module against the unprivileged user's home directory. If the unprivileged user has traversal permissions on the directory containing the exploited target file, they retain full control over the contents of the file as its owner.
| CWE | CWE-863 |
| Published | Nov 6, 2024 |
| Last Updated | Nov 6, 2025 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
Low
Affected Versions
Red Hat / Ansible Automation Platform Execution Environments
All versions affected Red Hat / Ansible Automation Platform Execution Environments
All versions affected Red Hat / Ansible Automation Platform Execution Environments
All versions affected Red Hat / Ansible Automation Platform Execution Environments
All versions affected Red Hat / Ansible Automation Platform Execution Environments
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 2.5 for RHEL 8
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1 for RHEL 9
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
All versions affected References
access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:10762 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:8969 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9894 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:1861 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-9902 bugzilla.redhat.com: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2318271 lists.debian.org: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/11/msg00021.html
Credits
Red Hat would like to thank Matt Clay for reporting this issue.