CVE-2021-3589
mediumpriority · track · 32OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.010 · 64 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
An authorization flaw was found in Foreman Ansible. An authenticated attacker with certain permissions to create and run Ansible jobs can access hosts through job templates. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.5–8
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affected products (4)
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advisories (1)
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- GHSA-vvff-6wrr-4g7qMissing Authentication for Critical Function in Foreman Ansible2022-03-24ghsa · osvUS
An authorization flaw was found in Foreman Ansible. An authenticated attacker with certain permissions to create and run Ansible jobs can access hosts through job templates. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.
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references (7)
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3589cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1969265cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2021-3589/cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3589enisa_euvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1969265enisa_euvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3589Vendor Advisorynvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1969265Issue TrackingPatchVendor Advisorynvd
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