{"cve":"CVE-2021-3701","nvd":{"published":"2022-08-23T16:15:09.500","modified":"2026-06-17T04:05:35.227","status":"Modified","description":"A flaw was found in ansible-runner where the default temporary files configuration in ansible-2.0.0 are written to world R/W locations. This flaw allows an attacker to pre-create the directory, resulting in reading private information or forcing ansible-runner to write files as the legitimate user in a place they did not expect. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality and integrity.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","score":6.6},"cwes":["CWE-276"],"references":["https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3701","https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1977959","https://github.com/ansible/ansible-runner/issues/738","https://github.com/ansible/ansible-runner/pull/742/commits","https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3701"],"products":["redhat:ansible_runner"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:34:18.502168378+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2021-3701","score":0.00288,"percentile":0.21406,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-wwch-cmqr-hhrm","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-wwch-cmqr-hhrm","summary":"ansible-runner has default temporary files written to world R/W locations","modified":"2024-11-26T16:24:13.436748Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"ansible-runner","purl":"pkg:pypi/ansible-runner","ranges":[">=2.0.0 <2.1.0"],"fixed":["2.1.0"]}]},{"id":"PYSEC-2022-43067","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2022-43067","summary":"","modified":"2024-11-25T22:42:15.376507Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"ansible-runner","purl":"pkg:pypi/ansible-runner","ranges":[">=2.0.0 <2.1.0"],"fixed":["2.1.0"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}