CVE-2023-5764: Ansible: template injection
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2023-5764 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in fedoraproject extra_packages_for_enterprise_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 47.4% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 7.1, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 9 · Related 8Timeline
- 12-12-2023PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 20-11-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A template injection flaw was found in Ansible where a user's controller internal templating operations may remove the unsafe designation from template data. This issue could allow an attacker to use a specially crafted file to introduce templating injection when supplying templating data.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 5 sources · 1 version- CVE.orgCNA7.1HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:NDiffers
- OSV · PypiEcosystem advisory · calculated6.6MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:NDiffers
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.57%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
47%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Increase +0.03 pp
From 0.54% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Redhat4 products
- ansibleEOL< 2.14.12 | ≥ 2.15.0, < 2.15.7 | 2.16.0 | 2.16.0:beta1 | 2.16.0:beta2 | 2.16.0:rc1
- ansible_automation_platformEOL2.4
- ansible_developer1.1
- ansible_inside1.2
Debian2 products
- ansible< 5.4.0-1
- ansible-core< 2.14.16-0+deb12u1 | < 2.14.13-1
Fedoraproject2 products
- extra_packages_for_enterprise_linux8.0
- fedoraEOL38 | 39
Ubuntu2 products
- ansible< 2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3+esm2 | < 2.5.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1+esm2 | < 2.9.6+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | < 2.10.7+merged+base+2.10.8+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm4
- ansible-coreAll versions (No fix recorded)
Opensuse1 product
- ansible-documentation&distro=openSUSE Tumbleweed< 2.15.7-1.1
PyPI1 product
- ansible-core≥ 2.15.0, < 2.15.8 | < 2.14.12 | ≥ 2.16.0, < 2.16.1
6 vendors · 12 products
References
21 links- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2247629Issue TrackingX Refsource REDHATWEBREPORTPatchVendor Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/…X Transferred
