Skip to main content

Boteraser | Website and Server Security Solutions

🛡️ CVE-2023-5115 — ansible

🟡 CVSS 6.3 — Medium ✅ No Known Exploit CWE-22 NVD
6.3
CVSS Score
0 Low4 Medium7 High9 Critical10

Description

Ansible symlink attack vulnerability

An absolute path traversal attack exists in the Ansible automation platform. This flaw allows an attacker to craft a malicious Ansible role and make the victim execute the role. A symlink can be used to overwrite a file outside of the extraction path.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. A user must be tricked into taking some action. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality low, integrity high, availability none.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N

  • Attack vector: Network — reachable from anywhere that can route to the service.
  • Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
  • Privileges required: Low — an ordinary user account is enough.
  • User interaction: Required — someone has to click, open or visit something.
  • Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
  • Confidentiality impact: Low — limited, and the attacker does not choose what is affected.
  • Integrity impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
  • Availability impact: None.

Weakness class

CVE-2023-5115 is classified as CWE-22: Path Traversal. A file path built from user input is not confined to the intended directory, letting an attacker reach files elsewhere on the filesystem.

Affected software

CVE-2023-5115 is recorded against 5 packages.

  • ansible (fixed in 8.5.0)
  • ansible-automation-platform
  • ansible-developer
  • ansible-inside
  • debian-linux

Timeline and source

Published on 7 July 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from NVD.

References

nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
github.com (Web)
access.redhat.com (Web)
access.redhat.com (Web)
access.redhat.com (Web)
bugzilla.redhat.com (Web)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Package)
lists.debian.org (Web)
pypi.org (Package)
github.com (Advisory)

Other advisories for this package

ansible has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:

Same weakness in other software

These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-22: Path Traversal) in other software:

CVE-2023-5115 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

Details

Severity Medium
CVSS Score 6.3
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
CWE CWE-22
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source NVD
Published 2026-07-07
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2026-07-07
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
ansible — 8.5.0
ansible-automation-platform — —
ansible-developer — —
ansible-inside — —
debian-linux — —

Vulnerability Monitoring

Track new vulnerabilities in ansible

CVE-2023-5115 is rated CVSS 6.3 Medium. BotEraser monitors your WordPress installation and notifies you when software you use appears in our vulnerability database.

Set Up Free Alerts →

No credit card required  ·  Results in minutes

ⓘ Data Notice: The information presented above has been compiled from publicly available internet sources. Boteraser aggregates this data solely for informational purposes and does not independently classify, evaluate, or endorse any findings about the vulnerabilities listed. The accuracy and completeness of this information is the sole responsibility of the original publishers. Boteraser and its operators accept no liability for any decisions made based on this data.

Browse related advisories

All advisoriesCVECVE 2023
✓