CVE-2026-16493

HIGHPre-NVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-07-21. a secondary CVSS source baseline 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
7.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

A flaw was found in ansible-core. The _extract_collection_from_git() function in ansible-core's concrete_artifact_manager.py constructs git clone commands without a '--' (end-of-options) separator before user-supplied URLs when installing collections from git sources. An attacker who provides a crafted collection source URI containing git argument injection payloads can achieve arbitrary command execution when a user runs 'ansible-galaxy collection install' with the malicious source. This is an incomplete fix for CVE-2026-11332, which hardened the role install path but missed the equivalent collection install code path.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(medium)
EG Risk
35(Track)
EG Risk 35/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity78% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
7%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 21, 2026

Last Modified

September 4, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jul 21, 2026
Patch available. Sources: redhat.
redhat

2503724 – (CVE-2026-16493) CVE-2026-16493 ansible-core: argument injection in ansible-galaxy collection install via git clone (incomplete fix for CVE-2026-11332)

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2503724
redhat Patch Available

cve-details

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-16493

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-16493(5)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(2)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
redhatansible-core-1:2.16.19-1.el9sat2026-09-03redhat
redhatpython3.12-pulpcore-0:3.73.30-3.el9pc2026-09-03redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(7 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:12(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
ansible—5.4.0-1—
ansible-core2.14.10-1 ... 2.21.2-1 (52 versions)——
Debian:13(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
ansible—5.4.0-1—
ansible-core2.19.0-1 ... 2.21.2-1 (16 versions)——
Debian:14(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
ansible—5.4.0-1—
ansible-core2.19.0-1 ... 2.21.2-1 (14 versions)——
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
ansible10.0.0+dfsg-1 ... 9.5.1+dfsg-1 (42 versions)——

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 26× in last 7d / 109× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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  1. 2026-09-11 21:03 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-11 21:03 UTCVendor advisory
  3. 2026-09-11 21:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-11 14:52 UTCEPSS rescore
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  7. 2026-09-11 09:03 UTCVendor advisory
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  11. 2026-09-09 11:29 UTCVendor advisory
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  15. 2026-09-07 22:36 UTCVendor advisory
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-16493?
CVE-2026-16493 is a high vulnerability published on July 21, 2026. A flaw was found in ansible-core. The extractcollectionfromgit() function in ansible-core's concreteartifactmanager.py constructs git clone commands without a '--' (end-of-options) separator before user-supplied URLs when installing collections from git sources. An attacker who provides a crafted…
When was CVE-2026-16493 disclosed?
CVE-2026-16493 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 21, 2026, with the most recent update on September 4, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-16493 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-16493 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 93.0% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-16493?
CVE-2026-16493 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-16493?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-16493, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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