CVE-2019-3828

MediumCVSS 4.2/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 4.2/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-22

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Red Hat	Ansible	2.5.15; 2.6.14; 2.7.8

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00021.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00077.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00020.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172837/Ansible-Fetch-Path-Traversal.html
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3744Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3789Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3828Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/52133Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4072-1/Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00021.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00077.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00020.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172837/Ansible-Fetch-Path-Traversal.html
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3744Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3789Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3828Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/52133Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4072-1/Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Mar 27, 2019
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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