CVE-2024-11079Network attack vector

Code execution via unsafe hostvars templating

Published Nov 11, 2024 · Updated Jun 29, 2026

Template injection in Red Hat Ansible Core 2.18.0 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute code through unsafe hostvars data. The hostvars object indirectly references content tagged unsafe and sends it through templating again, causing embedded expressions to execute. Exploitation requires an operator to run a playbook that templates hostvars-derived remote data or module output after an attacker alters that input.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.50%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Template injection in Red Hat Ansible Core 2.18.0 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute code through unsafe hostvars data. The hostvars object indirectly references content tagged unsafe and sends it through templating again, causing embedded expressions to execute. Exploitation requires an operator to run a playbook that templates hostvars-derived remote data or module output after an attacker alters that input.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-11079
Published
Nov 11, 2024
Updated
Jun 29, 2026
Vendor
389 Directory Server
Product
Red Hat Ansible Core
Classifications
CWE-20, T1221
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 11, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jun 29, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=2.18.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

389 Directory Server · Red Hat Ansible Coreversion=0 <=2.18.0
389 Directory Server · Ansible Automation Platform Execution EnvironmentsAffected versions are unavailable in this record.
389 Directory Server · Red Hat Enterprise Linux AIAffected versions are unavailable in this record.
389 Directory Server · Red Hat Ansible Automation PlatformAffected versions are unavailable in this record.

Published CVSS scores

5.5Red Hat, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-20Improper Input Validation
T1221Template Injection

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