{"id":"CVE-2013-4259","aliases":["GHSA-fj24-ghp9-39v3","PYSEC-2013-1"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2013-4259","summary":"Ansible uses a socket with predictable filename in /tmp","details":"runner/connection_plugins/ssh.py in Ansible before 1.2.3, when using ControlPersist, allows local users to redirect a ssh session via a symlink attack on a socket file with a predictable name in /tmp/.","published":"2013-09-16T19:14:39Z","modified":"2026-04-10T03:42:56.358260Z","cvss":{"score":4,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N"},"epss":{"score":0.00342,"percentile":0.2729,"asOf":"2026-08-19"},"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":0,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"ansible","fixedVersion":"1.2.3"}],"fix":null,"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.ansible.com/security"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=998223"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=998223"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/ansible-project/UVDYW0HGcNg"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-04-10T03:42:56.358260Z"}}