| CVE-2016-8628 | Date: (C)2018-08-03 (M)2023-12-22 |
Ansible before version 2.2.0 fails to properly sanitize fact variables sent from the Ansible controller. An attacker with the ability to create special variables on the controller could execute arbitrary commands on Ansible clients as the user Ansible runs as.
CVSS Score and Metrics +CVSS Score and Metrics -| CVSS V3 Severity: | CVSS V2 Severity: |
| CVSS Score : 9.1 | CVSS Score : 9.0 |
| Exploit Score: 2.3 | Exploit Score: 8.0 |
| Impact Score: 6.0 | Impact Score: 10.0 |
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| CVSS V3 Metrics: | CVSS V2 Metrics: |
| Attack Vector: NETWORK | Access Vector: NETWORK |
| Attack Complexity: LOW | Access Complexity: LOW |
| Privileges Required: HIGH | Authentication: SINGLE |
| User Interaction: NONE | Confidentiality: COMPLETE |
| Scope: CHANGED | Integrity: COMPLETE |
| Confidentiality: HIGH | Availability: COMPLETE |
| Integrity: HIGH | |
| Availability: HIGH | |
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