CVE-2026-87874 community.general Ansible - Remote Code Execution

community.general Ansible collection memcached cache plugin contains an insecure deserialization vulnerability caused by unprotected pickle deserialization in python-memcached, letting remote attackers execute arbitrary code via crafted payloads on the Ansible controller, exploit requires network access to memcached instance.

CVSS base score 8.1 /10
High
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
None known
EPSS
0.72% chance of exploitation in 30 days
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Details

Type
Remote Code Execution
Impact
Remote Code Execution
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
9 September 2026
Updated
15 October 2026
Weakness
CWE-502

Vendor fix

Update to the latest version of community.general Ansible collection with patched memcached cache plugin.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

References

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