CVE-2016-9587 is an improper input validation vulnerability affecting Ansible versions prior to 2.1.4 and 2.2.1, including Red Hat Ansible and OpenStack distributions. An attacker controlling a client system managed by Ansible could exploit this flaw by sending malicious data (facts) to the Ansible server, leading to arbitrary code execution with server privileges. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) has a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, with a network attack vector and high attack complexity. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, an exploit (EDB-41013) exists, and it has garnered some community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.1.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 2.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ansible:ansible:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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