MEDIUM5.5
PYSEC-2026-1123
Ansible-Core vulnerable to content protections bypass
Quick fix
PYSEC-2026-1123 — ansible-core: upgrade to the fixed version with the command below.
pip install --upgrade 'ansible-core>=2.16.14rc1'Details
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.
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Affected packages
PyPI/ansible-core
Introduced in:
0Fixed in: 2.16.14rc1Fix
pip install --upgrade 'ansible-core>=2.16.14rc1'References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-11079[ADVISORY]
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/84299[WEB]
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/84339[WEB]
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/2936b80dbbc7efb889934aeec80f6142c10266ce[WEB]
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/70e83e72b43e05e57eb42a6d52d01a4d9768f510[WEB]
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/98774d15d7748ebaaaf2e83942cc7e8d39f7280e[WEB]
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:10770[WEB]
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:11145[WEB]
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-11079[WEB]
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2325171[WEB]
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible[PACKAGE]
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/v2.18.1/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.18.rst#security-fixes[WEB]
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026/03/msg00006.html[WEB]
- https://pypi.org/project/ansible-core[PACKAGE]
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-99w6-3xph-cx78[ADVISORY]