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.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 6.6/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | ansible-runner | Affects ansible-runner 2.0 |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3701Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1977959Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible-runner/issues/738Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible-runner/pull/742/commitsPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3701Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1977959Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible-runner/issues/738Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible-runner/pull/742/commitsPatch, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Aug 23, 2022
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified