How severe is CVE-2023-5189?

CVE-2023-5189 has a CVSS score of 6.3/10, rated MEDIUM. Review your exposure and patch according to your risk tolerance.

Which packages are affected by CVE-2023-5189?

CVE-2023-5189 affects the following packages: galaxy-importer (PyPI). Ecosystems affected: PyPI.

How do I fix CVE-2023-5189?

The records we use list no patched version of galaxy-importer for CVE-2023-5189. Check the maintainer's advisory, and where your build allows, override or pin the dependency away from the vulnerable range.

How do I detect CVE-2023-5189 in my PyPI dependencies?

Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for galaxy-importer, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

How do I mitigate CVE-2023-5189 if there is no patch (or I can't update yet)?

Resolve every user-supplied path to its canonical form and reject anything that escapes the intended directory, and run the component under an account that has no read or write access outside the directory it legitimately serves.

Is CVE-2023-5189 actively exploited in the wild?

Yes. There are 1 known exploit references for CVE-2023-5189, including 1 in-the-wild exploitation observed on GitHub and other sources. Treat this as actively exploitable and prioritize patching immediately. All exploit code should only be run in an isolated sandbox environment for research or authorized testing — never against production systems without explicit written authorization.

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-5189?

CVE-2023-5189 has an EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) score of 1.0%, placing it in the 62th percentile of all CVEs. EPSS is maintained by FIRST.org and estimates the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. This score indicates relatively lower exploitation probability, though the CVSS severity should still guide your patching priority.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2023-5189?

CVE-2023-5189 is classified as CWE-23 (CWE-23), Path Traversal (CWE-22). These weakness types describe the underlying flaw category, which helps determine the potential impact and the right class of mitigation. This is a high-impact weakness class that often enables remote code execution or data exposure.

When was CVE-2023-5189 published, and has it been updated?

CVE-2023-5189 was published on November 15, 2023 and was last updated on July 7, 2026. Advisory data evolves as severity scores, affected ranges, and exploit intelligence are revised — always check the latest version of the advisory before acting.

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MEDIUM severity

CVE-2023-5189 — galaxy-importer

MEDIUM

CVE-2023-5189 is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.3) CWE-23 vulnerability in galaxy-importer. 1 public exploit or proof-of-concept reference is indexed, so weaponization risk is real. The records list no fixed version yet; check the vendor advisory below and apply the mitigations in the meantime.

Ansible galaxy-importer Path Traversal vulnerability

Also known asPYSEC-2026-1401

Published

Nov 15, 2023

Updated

Jul 7, 2026

Affected

1 pkg

Patched

See advisory

Exploits

1 known

Exploitation data as of Nov 4, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

Exploitation Status

No confirmed exploitation observed yet

CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.

Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2023-5189.

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗

1.0%probability of exploitation in next 30 days

Lower Risk0.00%

Lower risk than most CVEs62th percentile — riskier than 62% of all scored CVEsHighest risk

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

How urgent is this, really

Where this sits among everything scored

Real-World Exposure

1 pkg affected

🐍galaxy-importer

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects PyPI packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

Description

A path traversal vulnerability exists in Ansible when extracting tarballs. An attacker could craft a malicious tarball so that when using the galaxy importer of Ansible Automation Hub, a symlink could be dropped on the disk, resulting in files being overwritten.

Affected Packages

1 total

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable range	Fix
🐍PyPI	`galaxy-importer`	all versions	No fix

Affected Products

2 products · 2 configurations

Application

ansible automation platformredhat

1 version

2.0

Application

satelliteredhat

1 version

6.0

Exploits & PoCs

Research use only. For defensive security, authorized penetration testing, and academic research only. Never execute exploit code against systems without explicit written authorization.

A path traversal vulnerability exists in Ansible when extracting tarball…

bugzilla.redhat.comNVDNov 2023

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

Detect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for galaxy-importer, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Remediation status
The records we use list no patched version of galaxy-importer for CVE-2023-5189. Check the maintainer's advisory, and where your build allows, override or pin the dependency away from the vulnerable range.
Mitigate without a patch
Resolve every user-supplied path to its canonical form and reject anything that escapes the intended directory, and run the component under an account that has no read or write access outside the directory it legitimately serves.

Fixing This On Your OS

If you run this on a Linux distribution, patch through your package manager against the distro's own security advisory below — it tracks the exact backported fix for your release, which can ship on a different timeline (and sometimes a different severity) than the upstream project.

Red HatModerate

Product	Fixed in	Advisory
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8	`python3x-galaxy-importer-0:0.4.18-1.el8ap`	RHSA-2023:7773
Red Hat Satellite 6.14 for RHEL 8	`python-galaxy-importer-0:0.4.18-2.el8pc`	RHSA-2024:1536
Red Hat Satellite 6.15 for RHEL 8	`python-galaxy-importer-0:0.4.19-2.el8pc`	RHSA-2024:2010

Frequently Asked Questions

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CVSS Score

6.3/10CVSS v3 base

Vector breakdown

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Raw vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N

CWE Classification

CWE-23CWE-23 CWE-22Path Traversal

Weaponization

No Nuclei template or Metasploit module yet. 1 public proof-of-concept reference is listed on this page.

OpenSSF Scorecard

Package health score

galaxy-importer

7.1/10

Code-Review9/10

Maintained10/10

Branch-Protection8/10

Assessed Nov 2, 2026

Timeline

Disclosed

Nov 15, 2023

First exploit

Nov 21, 2023

7 days after disclosure — rapid exploitation

Last updated

Jul 7, 2026

Identifiers

CVE-2023-5189

PYSEC-2026-1401

References

Advisorynvd.nist.gov · CVE 2023 5189 Webaccess.redhat.com · RHSA 2023:7773 Webaccess.redhat.com · RHSA 2024:1536 Webaccess.redhat.com · RHSA 2024:2010 Webaccess.redhat.com · CVE 2023 5189 Webbugzilla.redhat.com · show bug.cgi Webgithub.com · collection.py Packagegithub.com · galaxy importer

Related vulnerabilities

This CVE is medium severity; 8 of 8 other CVEs with CWE-23 are rated as high or higher (top: critical).

CVE-2026-63499CVE-2026-106490GHSA-5rmq-chc7-m22fCVE-2026-59149CVE-2026-84939CVE-2026-50024CVE-2026-59832CVE-2026-63490Browse all CWE-23

Provenance

Sources

OSV.devNVDFIRST.org (EPSS)

Last verifiedJul 7, 2026