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TI-2024-09186 Aliases CVE-2024-9902GHSA-32p4-gm2c-wmch

Ansible-core: ansible-core user may read/write unauthorized content

Priority LOW 30CWE-863Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · Low
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-863.

Summary

A flaw was found in Ansible. The ansible-core `user` module can allow an unprivileged user to silently create or replace the contents of any file on any system path and take ownership of it when a privileged user executes the `user` module against the unprivileged user's home directory. If the unprivileged user has traversal permissions on the directory containing the exploited target file, they retain full control over the contents of the file as its owner.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0025 16th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed ansible-core: 2.14.18rc1, 2.15.13rc1, 2.16.13rc1 +2ansible-core (PyPI): 2.14.18rc1, 2.15.13rc1, 2.16.13rc1 +2Red Hat: 4 advisories

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—ansible-corebefore 2.14.18rc1; 2.15.0b1 to before 2.15.13rc1; 2.16.0b1 to before 2.16.13rc1; 2.17.0b1 to before 2.17.6rc1; 2.18.0b1 to before 2.18.0rc22.14.18rc1, 2.15.13rc1, 2.16.13rc1, 2.17.6rc1, 2.18.0rc2Patch availableCNA
Red HatAnsible Automation Platform Execution Environments—1.2.0-91Patch availableCNA
Red HatAnsible Automation Platform Execution Environments—3.0.1-95Patch availableCNA
Red HatAnsible Automation Platform Execution Environments—2.9.27-32Patch availableCNA
Red HatAnsible Automation Platform Execution Environments—2.12.10-54Patch availableCNA
Red HatAnsible Automation Platform Execution Environments—2.15.12-17Patch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8—1:2.15.13-1.el8apPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8—1:2.15.13-1.el8apPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8—1:2.15.13-1.el8apPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9—1:2.15.13-1.el9apPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9—1:2.15.13-1.el9apPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9—1:2.15.13-1.el9apPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8—1:2.16.13-1.el8apPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8—1:2.16.13-1.el8apPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8—1:2.16.13-1.el8apPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9—1:2.16.13-1.el9apPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9—1:2.16.13-1.el9apPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9—1:2.16.13-1.el9apPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1 for RHEL 9—2.14.2-4.6.el9ostPatch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 10——Not affectedCNA
—ansible-core (PyPI)before 2.14.18rc12.14.18rc1Patch availableGHSA-32p4-gm2c-wmch
—ansible-core (PyPI)2.15.0b1 to before 2.15.13rc12.15.13rc1Patch availableGHSA-32p4-gm2c-wmch
—ansible-core (PyPI)2.16.0b1 to before 2.16.13rc12.16.13rc1Patch availableGHSA-32p4-gm2c-wmch
—ansible-core (PyPI)2.17.0b1 to before 2.17.6rc12.17.6rc1Patch availableGHSA-32p4-gm2c-wmch
—ansible-core (PyPI)2.18.0b1 to before 2.18.0rc22.18.0rc2Patch availableGHSA-32p4-gm2c-wmch
  • ansible-core Vendor— Affected before 2.14.18rc1; 2.15.0b1 to before 2.15.13rc1; 2.16.0b1 to before 2.16.13rc1; 2.17.0b1 to before 2.17.6rc1; 2.18.0b1 to before 2.18.0rc2 Fixed in 2.14.18rc1, 2.15.13rc1, 2.16.13rc1, 2.17.6rc1, 2.18.0rc2 Patch available CNA
  • Ansible Automation Platform Execution Environments VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1.2.0-91 Patch available CNA
  • Ansible Automation Platform Execution Environments VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 3.0.1-95 Patch available CNA
  • Ansible Automation Platform Execution Environments VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 2.9.27-32 Patch available CNA
  • Ansible Automation Platform Execution Environments VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 2.12.10-54 Patch available CNA
  • Ansible Automation Platform Execution Environments VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 2.15.12-17 Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1:2.15.13-1.el8ap Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1:2.15.13-1.el8ap Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1:2.15.13-1.el8ap Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1:2.15.13-1.el9ap Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1:2.15.13-1.el9ap Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1:2.15.13-1.el9ap Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1:2.16.13-1.el8ap Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1:2.16.13-1.el8ap Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1:2.16.13-1.el8ap Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1:2.16.13-1.el9ap Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1:2.16.13-1.el9ap Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1:2.16.13-1.el9ap Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1 for RHEL 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 2.14.2-4.6.el9ost Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
  • ansible-core (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 2.14.18rc1 Fixed in 2.14.18rc1 Patch available GHSA-32p4-gm2c-wmch
  • ansible-core (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 2.15.0b1 to before 2.15.13rc1 Fixed in 2.15.13rc1 Patch available GHSA-32p4-gm2c-wmch
  • ansible-core (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 2.16.0b1 to before 2.16.13rc1 Fixed in 2.16.13rc1 Patch available GHSA-32p4-gm2c-wmch
  • ansible-core (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 2.17.0b1 to before 2.17.6rc1 Fixed in 2.17.6rc1 Patch available GHSA-32p4-gm2c-wmch
  • ansible-core (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 2.18.0b1 to before 2.18.0rc2 Fixed in 2.18.0rc2 Patch available GHSA-32p4-gm2c-wmch

CPE names CNA · 16

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_core:2::el82—Red Hat
cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_core:2::el92—Red Hat
cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el82.4—Red Hat
cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el92.4—Red Hat
cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.4::el82.4—Red Hat
cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.4::el92.4—Red Hat
cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_inside:2.4::el82.4—Red Hat
cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_inside:2.4::el92.4—Red Hat
cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.5::el82.5—Red Hat
cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.5::el92.5—Red Hat
  • cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_core:2::el8 Versions 2 — ·Red Hat
  • cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_core:2::el9 Versions 2 — ·Red Hat
  • cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el8 Versions 2.4 — ·Red Hat
  • cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4::el9 Versions 2.4 — ·Red Hat
  • cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.4::el8 Versions 2.4 — ·Red Hat
  • cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.4::el9 Versions 2.4 — ·Red Hat
  • cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_inside:2.4::el8 Versions 2.4 — ·Red Hat
  • cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_inside:2.4::el9 Versions 2.4 — ·Red Hat
  • cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.5::el8 Versions 2.5 — ·Red Hat
  • cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.5::el9 Versions 2.5 — ·Red Hat
Show 6 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.5::el82.5—Red Hat
cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.5::el92.5—Red Hat
cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_inside:2.5::el82.5—Red Hat
cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_inside:2.5::el92.5—Red Hat
cpe:/a:redhat:openstack:17.1::el917.1—Red Hat
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:1010—Red Hat
  • cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.5::el8 Versions 2.5 — ·Red Hat
  • cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.5::el9 Versions 2.5 — ·Red Hat
  • cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_inside:2.5::el8 Versions 2.5 — ·Red Hat
  • cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_inside:2.5::el9 Versions 2.5 — ·Red Hat
  • cpe:/a:redhat:openstack:17.1::el9 Versions 17.1 — ·Red Hat
  • cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:10 Versions 10 — ·Red Hat

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA ansible-core Fixed in 2.14.18rc1, 2.15.13rc1, 2.16.13rc1, 2.17.6rc1, 2.18.0rc2
  • Fix · GHSA-32p4-gm2c-wmch ansible-core (PyPI) Fixed in 2.14.18rc1 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-32p4-gm2c-wmch ansible-core (PyPI) Fixed in 2.15.13rc1 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-32p4-gm2c-wmch ansible-core (PyPI) Fixed in 2.16.13rc1 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-32p4-gm2c-wmch ansible-core (PyPI) Fixed in 2.17.6rc1 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-32p4-gm2c-wmch ansible-core (PyPI) Fixed in 2.18.0rc2 Advisory →

Red Hat 4 advisories

  • RHSA-2025:1861 Released 2025-02-25 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1.4 (openstack-ansible-core) security update
    • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1 openstack-ansible-core-2.14.2-4.6.el9ost
  • RHSA-2024:10762 Released 2024-12-03 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 Product Security and Bug Fix Update
    • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8 ansible-core-1:2.15.13-1.el8ap, automation-controller-venv-tower-4.5.13-1.el8ap
    • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9 ansible-core-1:2.15.13-1.el9ap, automation-controller-venv-tower-4.5.13-1.el9ap
  • RHSA-2024:9894 Released 2024-11-18 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 Product Release Update
    • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8 ansible-core-1:2.16.13-1.el8ap
    • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9 ansible-core-1:2.16.13-1.el9ap
Show 1 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2024:8969 Released 2024-11-06 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Execution Environments Container Release Update
    • Ansible Automation Platform Execution Environments ansible-automation-platform/ansible-builder-rhel8, ansible-automation-platform/ansible-builder-rhel9, ansible-automation-platform/ee-29-rhel8 +2

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Ansible Automation Platform Execution EnvironmentsFixed RHSA-2024:8969
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8Fixed RHSA-2024:10762
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9Fixed RHSA-2024:10762
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8Fixed RHSA-2024:9894
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9Fixed RHSA-2024:9894
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1Fixed RHSA-2025:1861
Not affected: 5 products
  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8
  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9
  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8
  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-9902
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-32p4-gm2c-wmch
  3. 2026-11-05 Fix available: ansible-automation-platform/[email protected], ansible-automation-platform/[email protected], ansible-automation-platform/[email protected] · CNA

References

Advisory 5

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