Bug 2485379 (CVE-2026-11332)

Summary: CVE-2026-11332 ansible-core: argument injection in ansible-galaxy role install leads to arbitrary code execution
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component: vulnerabilityAssignee: Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev>
Status: NEW --- QA Contact:
Severity: high Docs Contact:
Priority: high    
Version: unspecifiedCC: dschmidt, erezende, jlanda, kshier, simaishi, smcdonal, stcannon, teagle, yguenane
Target Milestone: ---Keywords: Security
Target Release: ---   
Hardware: All   
OS: Linux   
Whiteboard:
Fixed In Version: Doc Type: ---
Doc Text:
A flaw was found in ansible-core. The ansible-galaxy role install command processes dependency specifications from a role's meta/requirements.yml file. Due to improper neutralization of argument delimiters, a malicious role author can inject arbitrary git configuration flags through the src field. This allows arbitrary code execution on the machine of a user who installs the role via ansible-galaxy role install.
Story Points: ---
Clone Of: Environment:
Last Closed: Type: ---
Regression: --- Mount Type: ---
Documentation: --- CRM:
Verified Versions: Category: ---
oVirt Team: --- RHEL 7.3 requirements from Atomic Host:
Cloudforms Team: --- Target Upstream Version:
Embargoed:
Bug Depends On: 2485397    
Bug Blocks:    

Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-06-05 07:28:27 UTC
A flaw was found in ansible-core's ansible-galaxy command. When installing a role, ansible-galaxy processes a meta/requirements.yml file that lists role dependencies. The src and name fields from this file are passed as arguments to git clone via Python's Popen without a -- separator to delimit options from positional arguments. A malicious role author can craft a dependency entry where the src field contains a git configuration flag (e.g., -ccore.sshCommand=sh -c "malicious_command") and the name field provides a valid repository URL. This results in arbitrary code execution on the system of any user who installs the role. The fix is to insert -- before the positional arguments in the git clone command list.