id: PYSEC-2026-1123
published: "2026-07-07T14:34:44.267867Z"
modified: "2026-07-07T17:23:39.765410Z"
aliases:
- CVE-2024-11079
- GHSA-99w6-3xph-cx78
summary: Ansible-Core vulnerable to content protections bypass
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.
affected:
- package:
    name: ansible-core
    ecosystem: PyPI
    purl: pkg:pypi/ansible-core
  ranges:
  - type: ECOSYSTEM
    events:
    - introduced: "0"
    - fixed: 2.16.14rc1
    - introduced: 2.17.0b1
    - fixed: 2.17.7rc1
    - introduced: 2.18.0b1
    - fixed: 2.18.1rc1
  versions:
  - 0.0.1a1
  - 2.11.0
  - 2.11.0b1
  - 2.11.0b2
  - 2.11.0b3
  - 2.11.0b4
  - 2.11.0rc1
  - 2.11.0rc2
  - 2.11.1
  - 2.11.10
  - 2.11.10rc1
  - 2.11.11
  - 2.11.11rc1
  - 2.11.12
  - 2.11.12rc1
  - 2.11.1rc1
  - 2.11.2
  - 2.11.2rc1
  - 2.11.3
  - 2.11.3rc1
  - 2.11.4
  - 2.11.4rc1
  - 2.11.5
  - 2.11.5rc1
  - 2.11.6
  - 2.11.6rc1
  - 2.11.7
  - 2.11.7rc1
  - 2.11.8
  - 2.11.8rc1
  - 2.11.9
  - 2.11.9rc1
  - 2.12.0
  - 2.12.0b1
  - 2.12.0b2
  - 2.12.0rc1
  - 2.12.1
  - 2.12.10
  - 2.12.10rc1
  - 2.12.1rc1
  - 2.12.2
  - 2.12.2rc1
  - 2.12.3
  - 2.12.3rc1
  - 2.12.4
  - 2.12.4rc1
  - 2.12.5
  - 2.12.5rc1
  - 2.12.6
  - 2.12.6rc1
  - 2.12.7
  - 2.12.7rc1
  - 2.12.8
  - 2.12.8rc1
  - 2.12.9
  - 2.12.9rc1
  - 2.13.0
  - 2.13.0b0
  - 2.13.0b1
  - 2.13.0rc1
  - 2.13.1
  - 2.13.10
  - 2.13.10rc1
  - 2.13.11
  - 2.13.11rc1
  - 2.13.12
  - 2.13.12rc1
  - 2.13.13
  - 2.13.13rc1
  - 2.13.1rc1
  - 2.13.2
  - 2.13.2rc1
  - 2.13.3
  - 2.13.3rc1
  - 2.13.4
  - 2.13.4rc1
  - 2.13.5
  - 2.13.5rc1
  - 2.13.6
  - 2.13.6rc1
  - 2.13.7
  - 2.13.7rc1
  - 2.13.8
  - 2.13.8rc1
  - 2.13.9
  - 2.13.9rc1
  - 2.14.0
  - 2.14.0b1
  - 2.14.0b2
  - 2.14.0b3
  - 2.14.0rc1
  - 2.14.0rc1.post0
  - 2.14.0rc2
  - 2.14.1
  - 2.14.10
  - 2.14.10rc1
  - 2.14.11
  - 2.14.11rc1
  - 2.14.12
  - 2.14.12rc1
  - 2.14.13
  - 2.14.14
  - 2.14.14rc1
  - 2.14.15
  - 2.14.15rc1
  - 2.14.16
  - 2.14.16rc1
  - 2.14.17
  - 2.14.17rc1
  - 2.14.18
  - 2.14.18rc1
  - 2.14.1rc1
  - 2.14.2
  - 2.14.2rc1
  - 2.14.3
  - 2.14.3rc1
  - 2.14.4
  - 2.14.4rc1
  - 2.14.5
  - 2.14.5rc1
  - 2.14.6
  - 2.14.6rc1
  - 2.14.7
  - 2.14.7rc1
  - 2.14.8
  - 2.14.8rc1
  - 2.14.9
  - 2.14.9rc1
  - 2.15.0
  - 2.15.0b1
  - 2.15.0b2
  - 2.15.0b3
  - 2.15.0rc1
  - 2.15.0rc2
  - 2.15.1
  - 2.15.10
  - 2.15.10rc1
  - 2.15.11
  - 2.15.11rc1
  - 2.15.12
  - 2.15.12rc1
  - 2.15.13
  - 2.15.13rc1
  - 2.15.1rc1
  - 2.15.2
  - 2.15.2rc1
  - 2.15.3
  - 2.15.3rc1
  - 2.15.4
  - 2.15.4rc1
  - 2.15.5
  - 2.15.5rc1
  - 2.15.6
  - 2.15.6rc1
  - 2.15.7
  - 2.15.7rc1
  - 2.15.8
  - 2.15.9
  - 2.15.9rc1
  - 2.16.0
  - 2.16.0b1
  - 2.16.0b2
  - 2.16.0rc1
  - 2.16.1
  - 2.16.10
  - 2.16.10rc1
  - 2.16.11
  - 2.16.11rc1
  - 2.16.12
  - 2.16.12rc1
  - 2.16.13
  - 2.16.13rc1
  - 2.16.1rc1
  - 2.16.2
  - 2.16.3
  - 2.16.3rc1
  - 2.16.4
  - 2.16.4rc1
  - 2.16.5
  - 2.16.5rc1
  - 2.16.6
  - 2.16.7
  - 2.16.7rc1
  - 2.16.8
  - 2.16.8rc1
  - 2.16.9
  - 2.16.9rc1
  - 2.17.0
  - 2.17.0b1
  - 2.17.0rc1
  - 2.17.0rc2
  - 2.17.1
  - 2.17.1rc1
  - 2.17.2
  - 2.17.2rc1
  - 2.17.2rc2
  - 2.17.3
  - 2.17.3rc1
  - 2.17.4
  - 2.17.4rc1
  - 2.17.5
  - 2.17.5rc1
  - 2.17.6
  - 2.17.6rc1
  - 2.18.0
  - 2.18.0b1
  - 2.18.0rc1
  - 2.18.0rc2
references:
- type: ADVISORY
  url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-11079
- type: WEB
  url: https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/84299
- type: WEB
  url: https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/84339
- type: WEB
  url: https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/2936b80dbbc7efb889934aeec80f6142c10266ce
- type: WEB
  url: https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/70e83e72b43e05e57eb42a6d52d01a4d9768f510
- type: WEB
  url: https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/98774d15d7748ebaaaf2e83942cc7e8d39f7280e
- type: WEB
  url: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:10770
- type: WEB
  url: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:11145
- type: WEB
  url: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-11079
- type: WEB
  url: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2325171
- type: PACKAGE
  url: https://github.com/ansible/ansible
- type: WEB
  url: "https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/v2.18.1/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.18.rst#security-fixes"
- type: WEB
  url: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026/03/msg00006.html
- type: PACKAGE
  url: https://pypi.org/project/ansible-core
- type: ADVISORY
  url: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-99w6-3xph-cx78
severity:
- type: CVSS_V3
  score: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
- type: CVSS_V4
  score: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L/E:P