# CVE-2021-3702: ansible-runner vulnerable to Race Condition

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2021-3702-ansible-runner-vulnerable-to-race-condition  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-08-23  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2021-3702 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-08-23

A race condition flaw was found in ansible-runner, where an attacker could watch for rapid creation and deletion of a temporary directory, substitute their directory at that name, and then have access to ansible-runner's private_data_dir the next time ansible-runner made use of the private_data_dir. The highest Threat out of this flaw is to integrity and confidentiality.

Technologies: [ansible-runner (PyPI)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/ansible-runner). Vendors: [PyPI](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/pypi).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2021-3702 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2021-3702 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2021-3702?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 23 August 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** ansible-runner (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.0.0,fixed=2.1.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2021-3702?** Yes. ansible-runner (PyPI): upgrade to 2.1.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2021-3702?** Check whether you run ansible-runner (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- ansible-runner (PyPI): upgrade to 2.1.0 or later

  ```sh
  pip install "ansible-runner>=2.1.0"
  ```


## Affected products

- ansible-runner (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.0.0,fixed=2.1.0

## Identifiers

- CVE-2021-3702
- GHSA-772j-xvf9-qpf5
- PYSEC-2022-43068

## Related threats

- [ansible-runner vulnerable to shell command injection](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2021-4041-ansible-runner-vulnerable-to-shell-command-injection)
- [ansible-runner has default temporary files written to world R/W locations](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2021-3701-ansible-runner-has-default-temporary-files-written-to-world-r-w)