{"id":"CVE-2015-6240","aliases":["GHSA-wwwh-47wp-m522","PYSEC-2017-3"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2015-6240","summary":"Ansible Sandbox Escape via Symlink Attack","details":"The chroot, jail, and zone connection plugins in ansible before 1.9.2 allow local users to escape a restricted environment via a symlink attack.","published":"2017-06-07T20:29:00Z","modified":"2026-04-10T03:45:24.108222Z","cvss":{"score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"epss":null,"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":0,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"ansible","fixedVersion":"1.9.2"}],"fix":{"url":"https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/952166f48eb0f5797b75b160fd156bbe1e8fc647","label":"ansible/ansible@952166f"},"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/17/10"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1243468"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/952166f48eb0f5797b75b160fd156bbe1e8fc647"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/ca2f2c4ebd7b5e097eab0a710f79c1f63badf95b"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00016.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6240"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/ansible/ansible"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2017-3.yaml"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-04-10T03:45:24.108222Z"}}