RCE in Ansible-Vault Project
CVE-2017-2809
An exploitable vulnerability exists in the yaml loading functionality of ansible-vault before 1.0.5. A specially crafted vault can execute arbitrary python commands resulting in command execution. An attacker can insert python into the vault to trigger this vulnerability.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
EPSS: 0.030 (85.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Ansible-vault_project Ansible-vault
- Tomohiro Nakamura Ansible-vault — versions 1.0.4
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- talos-cna@cisco.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- talos-cna@cisco.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- talos-cna@cisco.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- talos-cna@cisco.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- talos-cna@cisco.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-2809?
- CVE-2017-2809 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ansible-Vault Project, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-09-14.
- How severe is CVE-2017-2809?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-2809 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.