CVE catalog
CVE-2016-9587
ansible: CVE-2016-9587
- Severity
- High · CVSS 8.1
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 17.14% · Oct 25, 2026
Ansible before versions 2.1.4, 2.2.1 is vulnerable to an improper input validation in Ansible's handling of data sent from client systems. An attacker with control over a client system being managed by Ansible and the ability to send facts back to the Ansible server could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code on the Ansible server using the Ansible server privileges.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | ansible | sid | 14.4.0+dfsg-1 | fixed |
| Debian | ansible | forky | 14.0.0+dfsg-1 | fixed |
| Debian | ansible | trixie | 12.0.0+dfsg-0+deb13u1 | fixed |
| Debian | ansible | bookworm | 7.7.0+dfsg-3+deb12u1 | fixed |
| Alpine | ansible | 3.4 | 2.1.4.0-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | ansible | 3.5 | 2.2.1.0-r0 | fixed |
| Suse | ansible | openstack cloud 7 | 2.2.3.0-5.1 | fixed |
| Suse | monasca-installer | openstack cloud 7 | 20170912_10.45-5.1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | ansible | 16.04 | 1.9.2+dfsg-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ansible | 16.04 | 1.9.4-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ansible | 16.04 | 2.0.0.2-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ansible | 16.04 | 2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ansible | 16.04 | 2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | ansible | source | sid | 2.2.0.0-3 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [850846] |
| Debian | ansible | source | forky | 2.2.0.0-3 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [850846] |
| Debian | ansible | source | trixie | 2.2.0.0-3 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [850846] |
| Debian | ansible | source | bookworm | 2.2.0.0-3 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [850846] |
| Alpine | ansible | apk | 3.4 | 2.1.4.0-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2016-9587 | Not reported |
| Alpine | ansible | apk | 3.5 | 2.2.1.0-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2016-9587 | Not reported |
| Suse | ansible | rpm | openstack cloud 7 | 2.2.3.0-5.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2017:3029-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | monasca-installer | rpm | openstack cloud 7 | 20170912_10.45-5.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2017:3029-1 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | ansible | deb | 16.04 | 2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9587 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [ansible]Fixed
Details (2)
7.7.0+dfsg-3+deb12u1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.2.0.0-3dsa · ansible · debian · bookworm; dsa · ansible · debian · 12
7.7.0+dfsg-3+deb12u1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.2.0.0-3dsa · ansible · debian · bookworm; dsa · ansible · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [ansible]Fixed
Details (2)
12.0.0+dfsg-0+deb13u1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.2.0.0-3dsa · ansible · debian · 13
12.0.0+dfsg-0+deb13u1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.2.0.0-3dsa · ansible · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/suse-su-2017_3029-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALPINE-CVE-2016-9587]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9587]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2017:3029-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9587]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9587]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2016/cve-2016-9587.json]
- [https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2017/wid-sec-w-2024-0961.json]
[CERT-Bund public advisories] · [Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]