VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2017-2809
CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability2.99%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-09-14
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Primary references
- talos-cna@cisco.com — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- talos-cna@cisco.com — Third Party Advisory
- talos-cna@cisco.com — Third Party Advisory
- talos-cna@cisco.com — Third Party Advisory
- talos-cna@cisco.com — Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Third Party Advisory