CVE-2018-10875

What it is

A flaw was found in ansible. ansible.cfg is read from the current working directory which can be altered to make it point to a plugin or a module path under the control of an attacker, thus allowing the attacker to execute arbitrary code.

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.

Exploit odds

0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).

Fix

No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

1. 2018-07-13 22:29 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2. 2026-06-17 01:34 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

• Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
• Exploit odds: 0.6% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
• Severity: 7.8 HIGH (CVSS).
• Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.

Details

Published

2018-07-13 22:29 UTC

Last modified

2026-06-17 01:34 UTC

Exploit probability

0.6% · EPSS, next 30 days

Weakness

CWE-426

Record status

Modified

Affected

• Redhat Ansible Engine 2.0
• Redhat Ansible Engine 2.4
• Redhat Ansible Engine 2.5
• Redhat Ansible Engine 2.6
• Redhat Ceph Storage 2.0
• Redhat Ceph Storage 3.0
• Redhat Gluster Storage 3.0.0
• Redhat Openshift 3.0

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.8

Attack vector

Local

Complexity

Low

Privileges needed

Low

User interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

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