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CVE-2023-5764

Ansible: template injection

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

  • Published2023-12-12
  • Fixed in2.16.1 · 2.15.8 · 2.15.7 · 2.14.12
  • WeaknessCWE-1336

Am I affected?

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Description

A template injection flaw was found in Ansible where a user's controller internal templating operations may remove the unsafe designation from template data. This issue could allow an attacker to use a specially crafted file to introduce templating injection when supplying templating data.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2023-12-1222:01CVE publishedCNA

Versions per branch

OSV · NVD
Redhat ansible
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.16≥ 2.16.0, < 2.16.12.16.1
2.15≥ 2.15.0, < 2.15.82.15.8
2.15≥ 2.15.0, < 2.15.72.15.7
2.14< 2.14.122.14.12
2.16= 2.16.0no fix published
Fedoraproject fedora
BranchAffectedFixed in
38.x= 38no fix published
39.x= 39no fix published
Fedoraproject extra packages for enterprise linux
BranchAffectedFixed in
8.0= 8.0no fix published

3 more products in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA3 products

As redhat, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2026-11-05

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • ansibleUbuntu:Pro:22.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 2.10.7+merged+base+2.10.8+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm4
  • ansibleUbuntu:Pro:20.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 2.9.6+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
  • ansibleUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 2.5.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1+esm2
  • ansibleUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3+esm2
  • ansibleTuxCare:Ubuntu:18.04all versions · fixed in 2.5.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1+tuxcare.els2
  • ansibleTuxCare:OracleLinux:6all versions · fixed in 2.6.20-1.el6.tuxcare.els1and 1 other package
  • ansibleTuxCare:Debian:10all versions · fixed in 2.7.7+dfsg-1+deb10u2+tuxcare.els1and 1 other package
  • ansibleTuxCare:CentOS:6all versions · fixed in 2.6.20-1.el6.tuxcare.els1and 1 other package

62 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Update Redhat ansible to 2.16.1 · 2.15.8 · 2.15.7 · 2.14.12

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2023-12-12
Last Modified
2026-11-05
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-7j69-qfc3-2fq9

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-5764?

A template injection flaw was found in Ansible where a user's controller internal templating operations may remove the unsafe designation from template data. This issue could allow an attacker to use a specially crafted file to introduce templating injection when supplying templating data.

Is CVE-2023-5764 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2023-5764 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 0.6% on 2026-11-08, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-5764?

CVE-2023-5764 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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