Improper input validation in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Execution Environments
CVE-2024-11079
A flaw was found in Ansible-Core. This vulnerability allows attackers to bypass unsafe content protections using the hostvars object to reference and execute templated content. This issue can lead to arbitrary code execution if remote data or module outputs are improperly templated within playbooks.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (40.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 40th percentile — 40.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Execution Environments — versions 3.0.1-107, 2.16.14-2, 2.17.7-1
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 For Rhel 8 — versions 1:2.16.14-1.el8ap
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 For Rhel 9 — versions 1:2.16.14-1.el9ap
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Ai (Rhel Ai)
- Red Hat In-Vehicle Operating System 1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:10770 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:11145 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-11079 (vdb-entry)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (issue-tracking)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-11079?
- CVE-2024-11079 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Execution Environments, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-11-12.
- How severe is CVE-2024-11079?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-11079 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.