ansible: Arbitrary code execution on control node (incomplete fix for CVE-2016-9587)
Published Jun 22, 2018
8.6
HIGHCVSS 4.0
EPSS 3.14%
Description
Ansible before version 2.3 has an input validation vulnerability in the handling of data sent from client systems. An attacker with control over a client system being managed by Ansible, and the ability to send facts back to the Ansible server, could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code on the Ansible server using the Ansible server privileges.
Affected products
- Vendor n/a Product Ansible Defaultn/a
- Version ansible 2.3StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | Ansible | n/a |
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No data.
Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.2 for RHEL 7
ansible-0:2.2.3.0-1.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2017:1334
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.2
ansible-0:2.2.3.0-1.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2017:1244
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.2
openshift-ansible-0:3.2.56-1.git.0.b844ab7.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2017:1244
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.3
ansible-0:2.2.3.0-1.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2017:1244
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.3
openshift-ansible-0:3.3.82-1.git.0.af0c922.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2017:1244
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.4
ansible-0:2.2.3.0-1.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2017:1244
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.4
openshift-ansible-0:3.4.89-1.git.0.ac29ce8.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2017:1244
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.5
ansible-0:2.2.3.0-1.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2017:1244
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.5
openshift-ansible-0:3.5.71-1.git.0.128c2db.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2017:1244
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10.0 (Newton)
ansible-0:2.2.3.0-1.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2017:1599
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 11.0 (Ocata)
ansible-0:2.2.3.0-1.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2017:1476
Red Hat Storage Console 2 for Red Hat Enteprise Linux 7
ansible-0:2.2.3.0-1.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2017:1499
Red Hat Virtualization Engine 4.1
ansible-0:2.3.0.0-4.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2017:1685
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 12 (Pike)
ansible
Not affected
Red Hat Quickstart Cloud Installer 1
ansible
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.2 for RHEL 7 | ansible-0:2.2.3.0-1.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:1334 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.2 | ansible-0:2.2.3.0-1.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:1244 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.2 | openshift-ansible-0:3.2.56-1.git.0.b844ab7.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:1244 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.3 | ansible-0:2.2.3.0-1.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:1244 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.3 | openshift-ansible-0:3.3.82-1.git.0.af0c922.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:1244 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.4 | ansible-0:2.2.3.0-1.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:1244 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.4 | openshift-ansible-0:3.4.89-1.git.0.ac29ce8.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:1244 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.5 | ansible-0:2.2.3.0-1.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:1244 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.5 | openshift-ansible-0:3.5.71-1.git.0.128c2db.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:1244 |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10.0 (Newton) | ansible-0:2.2.3.0-1.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:1599 |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 11.0 (Ocata) | ansible-0:2.2.3.0-1.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:1476 |
| Red Hat Storage Console 2 for Red Hat Enteprise Linux 7 | ansible-0:2.2.3.0-1.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:1499 |
| Red Hat Virtualization Engine 4.1 | ansible-0:2.3.0.0-4.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:1685 |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 12 (Pike) | ansible | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Quickstart Cloud Installer 1 | ansible | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.14% (0.03142) | 87.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.16% (0.03157) | 86.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 21, 2026 | 3.31% (0.03313) | 87.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.22% (0.02216) | 82.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 5.03% (0.05034) | 82.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.22% (0.02216) | 83.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.41% (0.00412) | 74.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 1, 2024 | 0.41% (0.00412) | 73.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.42% (0.00419) | 73.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 13, 2023 | 0.42% (0.00419) | 71.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.36% (0.00360) | 68.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.37% (0.00367) | 68.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.58% (0.02583) | 82.08th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.58% (0.02583) | 61.78th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 3.24% (0.03240) | 66.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 3.24% (0.03240) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (18)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97595 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1244 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1334 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1476 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1499 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1599 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1685 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7466 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1439212 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-7466 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-3m8p-xpm6-8ww3 Advisory
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/0d418789a298561fded9bce977d34babc9097079
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/7ff9fa52cfcef2065f0db80d85dd94b9b754839c
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/24186
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2018-40.yaml
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7466
- https://web.archive.org/web/20170701161323/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97595
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7466
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