CVE-2019-3828

MEDIUM

4.2

CVSS Score

Published: March 27, 2019 at 12:00 AM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:35 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorAnsible

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Severity

MEDIUM4.2

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.5%

Description

Ansible fetch module before versions 2.5.15, 2.6.14, 2.7.8 has a path traversal vulnerability which allows copying and overwriting files outside of the specified destination in the local ansible controller host, by not restricting an absolute path.

Affected

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

Ansible · Red Hat

95%

2.5.0 ≤ v < 2.5.152.6.0 ≤ v < 2.6.142.7.0 ≤ v < 2.7.82.5.15 2.6.14 2.7.8

Affected range stops below 2.5.15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 2.6.14, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 2.7.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

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Patch and advisory references