Is CVE-2021-3583 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2021-3583 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2021-3583?

CVE-2021-3583 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.1 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2021-3583?

CVE-2021-3583 has an EPSS score of 0.85% (54th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2021-3583?

Upgrade ansible on debian 11 to 2.10.7+merged+base+2.10.17+dfsg-0+deb11u1 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-3583

HIGH

7.1

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A flaw was found in Ansible, where a user's controller is vulnerable to template injection. This issue can occur through facts used in the template if the user is trying to put templates in multi-line YAML strings and the facts being handled do not routinely include special template characters. This flaw allows attackers to perform command injection, which discloses sensitive information. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality and integrity.

CWE-20Improper Input Validation CWE-94Code Injection

How to fix

Remediation Available

ansibleDebian

Fixed in:2.10.7+merged+base+2.10.17+dfsg-0+deb11u1CVE-2021-3583

Fixed in:5.4.0-1CVE-2021-3583

ansibleUbuntu

Fixed in:2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3+esm1USN-5315-1

Fixed in:2.5.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1+esm1USN-5315-1

Fixed in:2.9.6+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-5315-1

Fixed in:2.10.7+merged+base+2.10.8+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-5315-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.85%probability of exploitation in 30 days

54thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 54% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

bugzilla.redhat.com

Other references1

lists.debian.org

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

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CVE-2024-3400	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2021-45105	Medium	5.9	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-44228	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2021-21985	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2018-7600	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2020-3452	High	7.5	100%	KEV	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.