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

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-11-12 · updated 2026-06-30
Weakness: CWE-20

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.

Affected products

Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Execution Environments: all versions — fixed in 1.2.0-93, 2.12.10-56, 2.15.13-4, 2.9.27-34, 3.0.1-108
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8: all versions — fixed in 1:2.16.14-1.el8ap
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9: all versions — fixed in 1:2.16.14-1.el9ap
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI): all versions

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Execution Environments 1.2.0-93, 2.12.10-56, 2.15.13-4, 2.9.27-34; Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8 1:2.16.14-1.el8ap; Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9 1:2.16.14-1.el9ap. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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