CVE-2015-6240

HIGH

Ansible < 1.9.2 - Symlink Attack via Chroot, Jail, and Zone Connection Plugins

Title source: llm

The chroot, jail, and zone connection plugins in ansible before 1.9.2 allow local users to escape a restricted environment via a symlink attack.

Core 5

Core References

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CVSS v3 7.8

EPSS 0.0044

EPSS Percentile 35.2%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE

CWE-59

Status published

Products (2)

pypi/ansible 0 - 1.9.2PyPI

redhat/ansible < 1.9.1

Published Jun 07, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026