CVE-2016-8628 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2016-8628 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 31/07/2018 | CVE Updated: 06/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2016
Source: redhat | Vendor: Red Hat | Product: Ansible
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2016-8628 Description

Ansible before version 2.2.0 fails to properly sanitize fact variables sent from the Ansible controller. An attacker with the ability to create special variables on the controller could execute arbitrary commands on Ansible clients as the user Ansible runs as.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: n/a
Vector: n/a

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Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID: CWE-77
CWE Name: CWE-77
Source: Red Hat

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).