CVE-2020-10691

Description

An archive traversal flaw was found in all ansible-engine versions 2.9.x prior to 2.9.7, when running ansible-galaxy collection install. When extracting a collection .tar.gz file, the directory is created without sanitizing the filename. An attacker could take advantage to overwrite any file within the system.

Category

5.2
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.10%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: Red Hat Ansible
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-10691 issue tracking vendor advisory mitigation
https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/68596 third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-10691?
CVE-2020-10691 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-10691?
To fix CVE-2020-10691, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-10691 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-10691 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2020-10691?
CVE-2020-10691 affects Red Hat Ansible.
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