VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2015-6240

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.45%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-06-07
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Primary references