CVE-2021-3701

MEDIUM
6.6
CVSS Score
Published: August 23, 2022 at 03:50 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:05 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAnsible Runner

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Severity
MEDIUM6.6
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%

Description

A flaw was found in ansible-runner where the default temporary files configuration in ansible-2.0.0 are written to world R/W locations. This flaw allows an attacker to pre-create the directory, resulting in reading private information or forcing ansible-runner to write files as the legitimate user in a place they did not expect. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality and integrity.

Affected

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

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (4)

x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1977959
x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/ansible/ansible-runner/issues/738

CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-276

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