CVE-2024-9902

mediumpriority · track · 10OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.003 · 17 %ileexploit · PoCDEEURUUS

grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent

Exploitable?

Public exploit

1 exploit · PoC

Likely / severe?

0.26% (17th) EPSS

CVSS 6.3 · medium

Is it mine?

39 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

5 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · osv

EPSS · scored 2026-10-23

A flaw was found in Ansible. The ansible-core `user` module can allow an unprivileged user to silently create or replace the contents of any file on any system path and take ownership of it when a privileged user executes the `user` module against the unprivileged user's home directory. If the unprivileged user has traversal permissions on the directory containing the exploited target file, they retain full control over the contents of the file as its owner.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

6.3

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v3.16.3mediumAV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Lsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.16.3mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Lsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.16.3mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Lsecondary · secalert@redhat.com USexploitability 0.8 · impact 5.5

v3.16.3mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Lsecondary · OSV

v3.16mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L/E:Psecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-863USCWE-863USCWE-863US

exploits (1)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

M8seven/cve-2026-11837-ansible-posix-authorized-keyCVE-2026-11837: local privilege escalation in the ansible.posix authorized_key module via symlink-following chown. Technical writeup; sibling of CVE-2024-9902.PoC · poc_in_github

affected products (39)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Debian Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:-
Open Source Ansible <2.14.18rc1all versionscert_bundDE
Open Source Ansible <2.15.13rc1all versionscert_bundDE
Open Source Ansible <2.16.13rc1all versionscert_bundDE
Open Source Ansible <2.17.6rc1all versionscert_bundDE
Open Source Ansible <2.18.0rc2all versionscert_bundDE
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platformall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:-
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.5
Red Hat Enterprise Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:-
SUSE openSUSEall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:suse:opensuse:-
Open Source Ansible< 2.14.18rc1cert_bundDE
Open Source Ansible< 2.15.13rc1cert_bundDE
Open Source Ansible< 2.16.13rc1cert_bundDE
Open Source Ansible< 2.17.6rc1cert_bundDE
Open Source Ansible< 2.18.0rc2cert_bundDE
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Execution Environments< 2.14.13-21enisa_euvdEU
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Execution Environments< 2.17.6-2enisa_euvdEU
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Execution Environments< 2.9.27-32enisa_euvdEU
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Execution Environments< 3.0.1-95enisa_euvdEU
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Execution Environments< 3.0.1-96enisa_euvdEU

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advisories (4)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

WID-SEC-W-2024-3358Ansible: Schwachstelle ermöglicht PrivilegieneskalationDeutsch2024-11-06csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Ansible ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen.
WID-SEC-W-2025-0809Oracle Siebel CRM: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2025-04-15csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer oder authentisierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Oracle Siebel CRM ausnutzen, um die Vertraulichkeit, Integrität und Verfügbarkeit zu gefährden.
GHSA-32p4-gm2c-wmchansible-core Incorrect Authorization vulnerability2024-11-06ghsa · osvUS
A flaw was found in Ansible. The ansible-core `user` module can allow an unprivileged user to silently create or replace the contents of any file on any system path and take ownership of it when a privileged user executes the `user` module against the unprivileged user's home directory. If the unprivileged user has traversal permissions on the directory containing the exploited target file, they retain full control over the contents of the file as its owner.
PYSEC-2026-1121ansible-core Incorrect Authorization vulnerability2026-07-07vendor · osvUS
A flaw was found in Ansible. The ansible-core `user` module can allow an unprivileged user to silently create or replace the contents of any file on any system path and take ownership of it when a privileged user executes the `user` module against the unprivileged user's home directory. If the unprivileged user has traversal permissions on the directory containing the exploited target file, they retain full control over the contents of the file as its owner.

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Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

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cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu osv cert_bund NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2024-11-06modified 2026-06-17

references (20)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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