Ansible before 1.9.2 does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.
{
"nvd_published_at": null,
"severity": "HIGH",
"github_reviewed": true,
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-345"
],
"github_reviewed_at": "2020-06-16T21:59:44Z"
}