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CVE-2013-2233

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.4 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-05-04 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-320

Description

Ansible before 1.2.1 makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks by leveraging failure to cache SSH host keys.

Affected products

• Red Hat Ansible: before 1.2.1 — fixed in 1.2.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Red Hat Ansible 1.2.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/01/2
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/02/6
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=980821
• https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/857
• https://www.ansible.com/security
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/01/2
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/02/6
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=980821
• https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/857
• https://www.ansible.com/security

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