CVE-2024-11079VulnerabilityPublished 3 Dec 2024Updated 28 Jun 2026

Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Execution Environments Container Release Update

Affects Red HatSource GCVE Database

Authoritative record:CVE-2024-11079· Medium 5.5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium · fixed in Red Hat package updates : update Red Hat when convenient.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 08:30 UTC

CVSS base score

5.5Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 44% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch: Available – fixed in 2.18, 2.17.7, 2.16.14 +1

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 11 Nov 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Upgrade ansible-core to 2.18, 2.17.7, 2.16.14 or 2.15.13.

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
PyPIansible-core`pkg:pypi/ansible-core`Other threats	Affected <2.15.13 <2.16.14 <2.17.7 <2.18	Fixed in 2.15.13 2.16.14 2.17.7 2.18

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AI-suggested

Red Hat has released official fixes for this vulnerability. Users should update ansible-core to one of the fixed versions: 2.15.13, 2.16.14, 2.17.7, or 2.18.1 within their Ansible Automation Platform Execution Environments containers. Applying these updates will remediate the unsafe tagging bypass issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.

Description

A moderate severity vulnerability (CVE-2024-11079) in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform's ansible-core component allows an unsafe tagging bypass via the hostvars object. This issue affects multiple ansible-core versions used in the Execution Environments containers. Red Hat has released updated ansible-core versions in the 2.15, 2.16, 2.17, and 2.18 streams to address this vulnerability. The advisory recommends updating to these fixed versions to mitigate the risk.

Impact

The vulnerability allows bypassing tagging controls in ansible-core via the hostvars object, which could lead to unintended automation behavior or security policy circumvention within Ansible Automation Platform environments. The advisory classifies the severity as moderate. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.

Summary

CVE-2024-11079 is a security vulnerability in the ansible-core component of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Execution Environments. The flaw involves an unsafe tagging bypass via the hostvars object, categorized under CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation). Red Hat has issued updates to ansible-core versions 2.15.13, 2.16.14, 2.17.7, and 2.18.1 to fix this issue. The vulnerability is addressed by updating the ansible-core package within the Execution Environments containers as per Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2024:10770.

CWE-20Improper Input Validation (opens in a new tab)
Class weaknessLikelihood of exploit: HighCWE Top 25 (2025): #18OWASP Top 10 A05:2025: Injection (opens in a new tab)
The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.
MITRE discourages mapping vulnerabilities to this broad entry; the root cause is usually a more specific weakness.
Architecture and Design · Attack Surface Reduction
Consider using language-theoretic security (LangSec) techniques that characterize inputs using a formal language and build "recognizers" for that language. This effectively requires parsing to be a distinct layer that effectively enforces a boundary between raw input and internal data representations, instead of…
Architecture and Design · Libraries or Frameworks
Use an input validation framework such as Struts or the OWASP ESAPI Validation API. Note that using a framework does not automatically address all input validation problems; be mindful of weaknesses that could arise from misusing the framework itself (CWE-1173).
Architecture and Design · Implementation · Attack Surface Reduction
Understand all the potential areas where untrusted inputs can enter the product, including but not limited to: parameters or arguments, cookies, anything read from the network, environment variables, reverse DNS lookups, query results, request headers, URL components, e-mail, files, filenames, databases, and any…
OWASP Cheat Sheets
XML Security (opens in a new tab)
Mass Assignment (opens in a new tab)
Injection Prevention (opens in a new tab)
SQL Injection Prevention (opens in a new tab)
Injection Prevention in Java (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V13.3.1 (opens in a new tab)
V5.1.4 (opens in a new tab)
V5.1.3 (opens in a new tab)
Attack patterns
Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables (opens in a new tab)
Server Side Include (SSI) Injection (opens in a new tab)
Cross Zone Scripting (opens in a new tab)
Command Line Execution through SQL Injection (opens in a new tab)
Object Relational Mapping Injection (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

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AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 29 Jun 2026, 00:14 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-20

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