CVE-2013-4259
Ansible uses a socket with predictable filename in /tmp
runner/connection_plugins/ssh.py in Ansible before 1.2.3, when using ControlPersist, allows local users to redirect a ssh session via a symlink attack on a socket file with a predictable name in /tmp/.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
runner/connection_plugins/ssh.py in Ansible before 1.2.3, when using ControlPersist, allows local users to redirect a ssh session via a symlink attack on a socket file with a predictable name in /tmp/.
- Record
CVE-2013-4259- CVSS 2.0
- 1.9 Low
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
runner/connection_plugins/ssh.py in Ansible before 1.2.3, when using ControlPersist, allows local users to redirect a ssh session via a symlink attack on a socket file with a predictable name in /tmp/.
- Record
CVE-2013-4259- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-0001 No score
runner/connection_plugins/ssh.py in Ansible before 1.2.3, when using ControlPersist, allows local users to redirect a ssh session via a symlink attack on a socket file with a predictable name in /tmp/.
- Record
EUVD-2013-0001- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fj24-ghp9-39v3
Ansible uses a socket with predictable filename in /tmp
runner/connection_plugins/ssh.py in Ansible before 1.2.3, when using ControlPersist, allows local users to redirect a ssh session via a symlink attack on a socket file with a predictable name in /tmp/.
- Record
GHSA-fj24-ghp9-39v3- CVSS 4.0
- 2.1 Low
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 4.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-330
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-fj24-ghp9-39v3
Ansible uses a socket with predictable filename in /tmp
runner/connection_plugins/ssh.py in Ansible before 1.2.3, when using ControlPersist, allows local users to redirect a ssh session via a symlink attack on a socket file with a predictable name in /tmp/.
- Record
GHSA-fj24-ghp9-39v3- CVSS 4.0
- 2.1 Low
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 4.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-330
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
runner/connection_plugins/ssh.py in Ansible before 1.2.3, when using ControlPersist, allows local users to redirect a ssh session via a symlink attack on a socket file with a predictable name in /tmp/.
- Record
CVE-2013-4259- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2013-4259 No score
runner/connection_plugins/ssh.py in Ansible before 1.2.3, when using ControlPersist, allows local users to redirect a ssh session via a symlink attack on a socket file with a predictable name in /tmp/.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4259- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2013-1 No score
runner/connection_plugins/ssh.py in Ansible before 1.2.3, when using ControlPersist, allows local users to redirect a ssh session via a symlink attack on a socket file with a predictable name in /tmp/.
- Record
PYSEC-2013-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2013-4259 No score
runner/connection_plugins/ssh.py in Ansible before 1.2.3, when using ControlPersist, allows local users to redirect a ssh session via a symlink attack on a socket file with a predictable name in /tmp/.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2013-4259- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2013-4259 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 1.9) in Redhat Ansible, published September 16, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.34%, the 27th percentile. Fixed in ansible 1.2.3.