ubuntu-cve-2023-5115
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2023-12-18 14:15
Modified
2026-05-20 15:02
Summary
Details
An absolute path traversal attack exists in the Ansible automation platform. This flaw allows an attacker to craft a malicious Ansible role and make the victim execute the role. A symlink can be used to overwrite a file outside of the extraction path.
Severity
6.3 (Medium)
6.3 (Medium)
N/A (UNKNOWN)
References
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"id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2023-5115",
"modified": "2026-05-20T15:02:14Z",
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