Answer in brief
CVE-2023-5115 records a Medium severity (CVSS 6.3) vulnerability in Ansible: malicious role archive can cause ansible-galaxy to overwrite arbitrary files. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Red Hat/ansible (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 6.3. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Red Hat/ansible (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat/ansiblegeneric | * | Not reported |
Published upstream
Dec 18, 2023
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Nov 7, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Nov 7, 2026
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.
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