5.5

CVE-2024-11079: Ansible-core: unsafe tagging bypass via hostvars object in ansible-core

Deferred
AliasesGHSA-99w6-3xph-cx78PYSEC-2026-1123UBUNTU-CVE-2024-11079
Published 11-11-2024Last modified 29-06-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-11079 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in ansible-core. EPSS estimates a 0.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 44.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5.5, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.53%
0%100%
Low · +0.03 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 5 · Related 6
MGASA-2025-0052OPENSUSE-SU-2025:15638-1OPENSUSE-SU-2025:15754-1OPENSUSE-SU-2026:10945-1RHSA-2024:11145CGA-3WGX-7V95-M6J9

Timeline

  1. 11-11-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 29-06-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A flaw was found in Ansible-Core. This vulnerability allows attackers to bypass unsafe content protections using the hostvars object to reference and execute templated content. This issue can lead to arbitrary code execution if remote data or module outputs are improperly templated within playbooks.

CVSS metrics

8 scores · 7 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.53%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

45%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Increase +0.03 pp

From 0.50% 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.

Chainguard5 products
  • ansible-operator< 1.37.0-r0
  • ansible-operator-compat< 1.37.0-r0
  • py3-ansible-core< 2.18.1-r0
  • py3.12-ansible-core< 2.18.1-r0
  • py3.13-ansible-core< 2.18.1-r0
Opensuse3 products
  • ansible-core-2.16&distro=openSUSE Tumbleweed< 2.16.14-1.1
  • ansible-core-2.17&distro=openSUSE Tumbleweed< 2.17.7-1.1
  • ansible-core&distro=openSUSE Tumbleweed< 2.18.1-1.1
Wolfi3 products
  • py3-ansible-core< 2.18.1-r0
  • py3.12-ansible-core< 2.18.1-r0
  • py3.13-ansible-core< 2.18.1-r0
Debian2 products
  • ansible< 2.10.7+merged+base+2.10.17+dfsg-0+deb11u4 | < 5.4.0-1
  • ansible-core< 2.14.18-0+deb12u1 | < 2.18.0-2
Ubuntu2 products
  • ansibleAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • ansible-coreAll versions (No fix recorded)
PyPI1 product
  • ansible-core≥ 2.17.0b1, < 2.17.7rc1 | < 2.16.14rc1 | ≥ 2.18.0b1, < 2.18.1rc1

6 vendors · 16 products

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