---
id: CVE-2024-11079
title: A flaw was found in Ansible-Core
summary: >-
  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 da…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'
cwe:
  - CWE-20
published: '2024-11-12'
updated: '2026-06-25'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-11079'
references:
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:10770'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:11145'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-11079'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2325171'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026/03/msg00006.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-11079'
  - url: 'https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/84299'
  - url: 'https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/84339'
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/2936b80dbbc7efb889934aeec80f6142c10266ce
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/70e83e72b43e05e57eb42a6d52d01a4d9768f510
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/98774d15d7748ebaaaf2e83942cc7e8d39f7280e
  - url: 'https://github.com/ansible/ansible'
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/v2.18.1/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.18.rst#security-fixes
tags:
  - nvd
  - osv
  - pip
epss: 0.00499
epssPercentile: 0.40075
ingestedAt: '2026-06-29T13:24:33.970Z'
aliases:
  - GHSA-99w6-3xph-cx78
  - PYSEC-2026-1123
ecosystem: pip
vendor: ansible-core
product: ansible-core
affected:
  - 'ansible-core >= 2.18.0b1, < 2.18.1rc1'
  - 'ansible-core >= 2.17.0b1, < 2.17.7rc1'
  - ansible-core < 2.16.14rc1
patched:
  - ansible-core 2.18.1rc1
  - ansible-core 2.17.7rc1
  - ansible-core 2.16.14rc1
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.

## Package advisory (CVE-2024-11079)

Affected packages:

- `ansible-core >= 2.18.0b1, < 2.18.1rc1`
- `ansible-core >= 2.17.0b1, < 2.17.7rc1`
- `ansible-core < 2.16.14rc1`

Patched in:

- `ansible-core 2.18.1rc1`
- `ansible-core 2.17.7rc1`
- `ansible-core 2.16.14rc1`

Source: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-99w6-3xph-cx78