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CVE-2021-3701 Details

Description

A flaw was found in ansible-runner where the default temporary files configuration in ansible-2.0.0 are written to world R/W locations. This flaw allows an attacker to pre-create the directory, resulting in reading private information or forcing ansible-runner to write files as the legitimate user in a place they did not expect. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality and integrity.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:6.6 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3701 CVEVendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1977959 CVEIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
https://github.com/ansible/ansible-runner/issues/738 CVEIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/ansible/ansible-runner/pull/742/commits CVEPatchThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3701 [email protected]Vendor Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-276Incorrect Default Permissions[email protected]
CWE-276Incorrect Default Permissions[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
redhat ansible runner
2.0.0 -

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_runner:2.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2021-3701
NVD Published Date:
Aug 23, 2022
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2021-3701 Details - Not Deferred