VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2023-5115

CVSS score6.3 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.01%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2023-12-18
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N

Description

An absolute path traversal attack exists in the Ansible automation platform. This flaw allows an attacker to craft a malicious Ansible role and make the victim execute the role. A symlink can be used to overwrite a file outside of the extraction path.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
  • CWE-36: Absolute Path Traversal

Primary references