CVE-2021-3701
ansible-runner has default temporary files written to world R/W locations
6.6
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.13%
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.
How to fix CVE-2021-3701
To remediate CVE-2021-3701, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 2.1.1-1 or later
- —upgrade to 2.1.0 or later
- —upgrade to 2.1.0 or later
Is CVE-2021-3701 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 2.1.1-1
- >= 2.0.0, < 2.1.0
- >= 2.0.0, < 2.1.0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 4.0 | — | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |