Security readout for executives and security teams
Ansible could be tricked by a managed client into running code on the Ansible server. This matters because a compromised or malicious managed system could pivot into the automation control environment, using the Ansible server’s privileges. Organizations using Ansible versions before 2.3, especially where managed hosts are less trusted than the Ansible control server, are the likely exposure group. The source bundle’s affected product metadata is sparse and should be checked against Red Hat advisories. Prioritize remediation where Ansible controls production, cloud, identity, or deployment infrastructure. The issue enables a compromised managed host to threaten the automation server, increasing blast radius across systems Ansible can administer. Mitigation focus: Identify Ansible installations and confirm whether versions before 2.3 are present.; Apply the relevant Red Hat or vendor advisory updates for affected packages.; Treat managed hosts as lower trust than the Ansible control server..
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Open ATT&CK lookupCVE-2017-7466 mapping review
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 8 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H2.15.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.0 score
8HighVector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- RHSA-2017:1599CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2017:1334CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2017:1685CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2017:1244CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2017:1499CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-7466CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- RHSA-2017:1476CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
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CWE details
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Improper Input Validation
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