What is CVE-2015-6240?

CVE-2015-6240 is a high-severity vulnerability in Redhat Ansible, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-06-07.

How severe is CVE-2015-6240?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2015-6240 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Redhat Ansible

CVE-2015-6240

The chroot, jail, and zone connection plugins in ansible before 1.9.2 allow local users to escape a restricted environment via a symlink attack.

EPSS: 0.000 (13.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Redhat Ansible
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

Public proof-of-concept exploits

PRISHIta123/Securing_

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-6240?: CVE-2015-6240 is a high-severity vulnerability in Redhat Ansible, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-06-07.
How severe is CVE-2015-6240?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2015-6240 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.