Security advisory

{
  "id": "55c44a3f37e9b8309a6b883ce4f7f587dd9c1dc7ce3c8f0b8270560a93bf6b3a",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-3701",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2021-3701",
    "summary": "A flaw was found in ansible-runner where the default temporary files configuration in ansible-2.0.0 are written to world R/W locations. This flaw allows an attacker to pre-create the directory, resulting in reading private information or forcing ansible-runner to write files as the legitimate user in a place they did not expect. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality and integrity.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2021-3701",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2021-3701",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2021-3701",
        "GHSA-wwch-cmqr-hhrm",
        "PYSEC-2022-43067"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/ansible/ansible-runner",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "a869b638d6afaf99cd2a59627bbdea2ef72a3b3f"
                },
                {
                  "last_affected": "a869b638d6afaf99cd2a59627bbdea2ef72a3b3f"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
                "extracted_events": [
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_runner:2.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "2.0.0-NA"
                      },
                      {
                        "last_affected": "2.0.0-NA"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_STRING"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "2.0.0-NA",
            "2.0.0"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2021-3701.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:54:49.471125113Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3701",
        "https://github.com/ansible/ansible-runner/issues/738",
        "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1977959",
        "https://github.com/ansible/ansible-runner/pull/742/commits"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2021-3701",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 386215,
  "published_at": "2022-08-23T16:15:09.5+00:00"
}