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CVE-2015-6240
high
CVSS 7.8
Vulnerability in ansible (CVE-2015-6240)
Summary
vulnerability in ansible (CVE-2015-6240). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. Mitigation: upgrade to `ca2f2c4ebd7b5e097eab0a710f79c1f63badf95b, 952166f48eb0f5797b75b160fd156bbe1e8fc647, 1.9.2` or later.
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A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2015-6240** has been found in ansible.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 7.8/10.
What to do: upgrade ansible to **ca2f2c4ebd7b5e097eab0a710f79c1f63badf95b, 952166f48eb0f5797b75b160fd156bbe1e8fc647, 1.9.2** or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "ansible CVE-2015-6240" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2015-6240 (ansible) — CWE-59 / CVSS v3 7.8
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
Patched: `ca2f2c4ebd7b5e097eab0a710f79c1f63badf95b, 952166f48eb0f5797b75b160fd156bbe1e8fc647, 1.9.2` — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**A vulnerability** (CWE-59) exists in ansible.
📍 Affected scope
ansible — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: High (CVSS 7.8/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover
🔧 How to fix
Update to **ca2f2c4ebd7b5e097eab0a710f79c1f63badf95b, 952166f48eb0f5797b75b160fd156bbe1e8fc647, 1.9.2**.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'ansible' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'ansible' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `ansible` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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6Apply patch patch
Upgrade ansible to ca2f2c4ebd7b5e097eab0a710f79c1f63badf95b, 952166f48eb0f5797b75b160fd156bbe1e8fc647, 1.9.2ステージング環境で ca2f2c4ebd7b5e097eab0a710f79c1f63badf95b, 952166f48eb0f5797b75b160fd156bbe1e8fc647, 1.9.2 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスと、Step 3 で見つけた異常検知の続報チェックを含めること。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
PyPI
ansible
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References
- advisory https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wwwh-47wp-m522
- patch https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/952166f48eb0f5797b75b160fd156bbe1e8fc647
- patch https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/ca2f2c4ebd7b5e097eab0a710f79c1f63badf95b
- report https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1243468
- web http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/17/10
- web https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00016.html