msrc_cve-2023-5115
Vulnerability from csaf_microsoft
Published
2023-12-01 08:00
Modified
2025-07-10 00:00
Summary
Ansible: malicious role archive can cause ansible-galaxy to overwrite arbitrary files

Notes

Additional Resources
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