7.8

CVE-2018-10875: canonical ubuntu_linux Untrusted Search Path

Modified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2018-10875GHSA-fc4h-467w-46rhPYSEC-2018-43
Published 13-07-2018Last modified 05-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-10875 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Untrusted Search Path vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.59% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 48.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 7.8, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.59%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 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 22 · Related 11
DLA-1923-1DSA-4396-1MGASA-2018-0439OPENSUSE-SU-2019:0238-1OPENSUSE-SU-2019:1125-1OPENSUSE-SU-2022:0081-1

Timeline

  1. 13-07-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A flaw was found in ansible. ansible.cfg is read from the current working directory which can be altered to make it point to a plugin or a module path under the control of an attacker, thus allowing the attacker to execute arbitrary code.

CVSS metrics

10 scores · 6 sources · 4 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.59%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

48%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.59% 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: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Redhat7 products
Alpine2 products
  • ansible< 2.6.3-r0
  • ansible-base< 2.6.3-r0
Debian2 products
[unknown]1 product
Canonical1 product
PyPI1 product
  • ansible< 2.4.6.0 | ≥ 2.5.0a1, < 2.5.6 | ≥ 2.6.0a1, < 2.6.1 | ≥ 2.6, < 2.6.1
Suse1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • ansible< 2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3 | < 2.5.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1

8 vendors · 16 products

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