CVE-2026-16493
A local attacker can exploit a vulnerability in Ansible to execute arbitrary code.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- A local attacker can exploit a vulnerability in Ansible to execute arbitrary code.
- Who is affected
- Local deployments of Ansible are affected.
- Urgency
- Remediation is medium urgency as exploitation is possible but not currently being actively exploited.
- Action
- Update to the latest version of Ansible to mitigate the vulnerability.
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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.32% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 24% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (3)
- medium[NEW] [medium] Ansible: Vulnerability allows code executioncert-bund · 2026-07-22
- highCVE-2026-16493: A flaw was found in ansible-core. The _extract_collection_from_git() function in ansible-core'…nvd · 2026-07-21
- highCVE-2026-16493: Ansible-core: argument injection in ansible-galaxy collection install via git clone (incomplet…msrc · 2026-07-14
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