Vulnerability · CVE-2013-4259
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…
Published Sep 16, 2013 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · the affected product
Last checked Nov 9, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2013-4259. EPSS is 0.34%. Act only if a listed version of the affected product is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No plain product name is stored. The page cannot tell you which product to check.
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
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- Severity
- Low1.9
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.34%
- Remediation
- Version ranges on file
- Affected products
- cpe redhat/ansible
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/.
Are you affected?
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- cpe redhat/ansible<= 1.2.2
How to fix CVE-2013-4259
Upgrade
CVE-2013-4259 lists a fix boundary at 1.2.2. Compare the installed build with that boundary before you change production.
Version check
Affected <= 1.2.2
Advisory
Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2013-4259. EPSS is 0.34%. Act only if a listed version of the affected product is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with <= 1.2.2. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-264. EPSS 0.34%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
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Code
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Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Sep 16, 2013 · Monitored products — high
Detected
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/.
Jun 16, 2026 · Monitored products — high
Updated
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/.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2013-4259
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2013-4259
30-day exploitation probability 0.34%
first.org - Monitored products — highVendor advisoryCVE-2013-4259
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/.
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Nov 9, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- FIRST EPSSNov 9, 2026
- CVE.orgNov 4, 2026
- Monitored products — highNov 2, 2026