CVE-2017-2809

7.5 HIGH
Published: September 14, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
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Description

An exploitable vulnerability exists in the yaml loading functionality of ansible-vault before 1.0.5. A specially crafted vault can execute arbitrary python commands resulting in command execution. An attacker can insert python into the vault to trigger this vulnerability.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100824
Source: talos-cna@cisco.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/tomoh1r/ansible-vault/blob/v1.0.5/CHANGES.txt
Source: talos-cna@cisco.com
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/tomoh1r/ansible-vault/commit/3f8f659ef443ab870bb19f95d43543470168ae04
Source: talos-cna@cisco.com
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/tomoh1r/ansible-vault/issues/4
Source: talos-cna@cisco.com
Third Party Advisory
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0305
Source: talos-cna@cisco.com
Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100824
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/tomoh1r/ansible-vault/blob/v1.0.5/CHANGES.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/tomoh1r/ansible-vault/commit/3f8f659ef443ab870bb19f95d43543470168ae04
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/tomoh1r/ansible-vault/issues/4
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0305
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory

10 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.5 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.5%
65th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-94

Affected Vendors

ansible-vault_project

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