CVE-2018-10874

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: July 2, 2018 at 01:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:34 AM UTC
5 products affected across 1 vendorOpenStackVirtualizationVirtualization Host

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%

Description

In ansible it was found that inventory variables are loaded from current working directory when running ad-hoc command which are under attacker's control, allowing to run arbitrary code as a result.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

References (11)

VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041396

CVSS

7.8HIGHredhat
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-426CWE-20

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