8.5

CVE-2017-7466: redhat ansible Improper Input Validation

Modified
AliasesGHSA-3m8p-xpm6-8ww3PYSEC-2018-40UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7466
Published 22-06-2018Last modified 05-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-7466 is a high (CVSS 8.5) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in redhat ansible. EPSS estimates a 3.03% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 8, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
8.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.03%
0%100%
Low · -0.11 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 14 · Duplicates 1 · Related 8
OPENSUSE-SU-2019:0238-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:14244-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:14536-1OPENSUSE-SU-2025:15605-1OPENSUSE-SU-2025:15753-1OPENSUSE-SU-2026:10944-1

Timeline

  1. 22-06-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Ansible before version 2.3 has an input validation vulnerability in the handling of data sent from client systems. An attacker with control over a client system being managed by Ansible, and the ability to send facts back to the Ansible server, could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code on the Ansible server using the Ansible server privileges.

CVSS metrics

7 scores · 5 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

3.03%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

88%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Decrease -0.11 pp

From 3.14% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, low-privilege account, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Redhat2 products
[unknown]1 product
Debian1 product
  • ansible< 2.2.1.0-2
PyPI1 product
  • ansible< 2.2.3.0 | < 2.3.0.0
Ubuntu1 product
  • ansible< 2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.1

5 vendors · 6 products

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