Ansible: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Ausführen von beliebigem Programmcode
WID-SEC-2023-2482 · first 09.12.2019 · updated 08.06.2026 · CVSS 8,8
What it is about
Ansible ist eine Software zur Automatisierung von Cloud Provisionierung, zum Konfigurationsmanagement und zur Anwendungsbereitstellung. Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Ansible ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen.
Under what conditions?
Over the network, but only with valid access (login required), for example with stolen credentials or as an insider.
What can happen in the worst case
An attacker could use the vulnerability to
- beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen
Am I affected?
Affected according to the BSI:
- Debian Linux
- Amazon Linux 2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- Ubuntu Linux
- SUSE Linux
- Open Source Ansible 2.7.x
- Open Source Ansible 2.8.x
- Open Source Ansible 2.9.x
- SUSE openSUSE
The installed version is usually shown under “Help → About” or in the device’s admin interface.
What helps?
Install the updates provided by the vendor; details in the sources below.
Is the vulnerability already being exploited?
None of the CVEs is in the CISA catalogue of exploited vulnerabilities. That does not mean there are no attacks, only that none are documented.
Information and sources
- Original BSI advisory (WID)
- RedHat Customer Portal vom 2019-12-08 access.redhat.com
- RedHat Customer Portal vom 2019-12-08 access.redhat.com
- RedHat Customer Portal vom 2019-12-08 www.cybersecurity-help.cz
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2020:0215 vom 2020-01-23 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2020:0218 vom 2020-01-23 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2020:0216 vom 2020-01-23 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2020:0217 vom 2020-01-23 access.redhat.com
- SUSE Security Update SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1 vom 2020-11-12 lists.suse.com
- Debian Security Advisory DLA-2535 vom 2021-01-27 lists.debian.org
- Debian Security Advisory DSA-4950 vom 2021-08-07 www.debian.org
- Amazon Linux Security Advisory ALASANSIBLE2-2023-009 vom 2023-09-27 alas.aws.amazon.com
- openSUSE Security Update OPENSUSE-SU-2024:14536-1 vom 2024-12-03 lists.opensuse.org
- Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7330-1 vom 2025-03-06 ubuntu.com
- Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7330-2 vom 2025-03-28 ubuntu.com
- openSUSE Security Update OPENSUSE-SU-2025:15753-1 vom 2025-11-22 lists.opensuse.org
- openSUSE Security Update OPENSUSE-SU-2026:10944-1 vom 2026-06-07 lists.opensuse.org
CVE: CVE-2019-14904, CVE-2019-14905
Source: BSI warning and information service (CERT-Bund); CISA. The assessment of the conditions is my reading of the BSI text; the external pages are in their original language.