Vulnerability in Red Hat Ansible Runner

CVE-2021-3701

A flaw was found in ansible-runner where the default temporary files configuration in ansible-2.0.0 are written to world R/W locations. This flaw allows an attacker to pre-create the directory, resulting in reading private information or forcing ansible-runner to write files as the legitimate user in a place they did not expect. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality and integrity.

EPSS: 0.003 (18.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-3701?
CVE-2021-3701 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Ansible Runner, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 6.6/10. Published 2022-08-23.
How severe is CVE-2021-3701?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.6 out of 10.