CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-2809

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

An exploitable vulnerability exists in the yaml loading functionality of ansible-vault before version 1.0.5. A specially crafted vault can execute arbitrary python commands resulting in command execution.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can insert python into the vault, leading to unauthorized command execution in the system. This poses a significant security risk to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update ansible-vault to version 1.0.5 or later to mitigate this vulnerability. Additionally, monitoring and auditing the use of vaults within the organization is advised.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS