ansible-core

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Is ansible-core safe to use?

The latest brin safety scan flagged ansible-core v2.20.2 with risk indicators that warrant review. No known CVE vulnerabilities. Trust score: 75/100. Review the findings below before use. This is an automated assessment and may contain errors.

Install (safety-checked)

ansible-core Has Warnings

Warnings detected due to potential concerns

warning
CVEs

0

Threats

0

Install Scripts

0

Risk Indicators

  • Package includes native code modules
  • Package can spawn child processes

brin Recommendations

  • This package has warnings detected. Evaluate the specific concerns before proceeding.

Install with brin add ansible-core to automatically apply these checks before installation.

This is an automated, point-in-time assessment and may contain errors. Findings are risk indicators, not confirmed threats. Security posture may change over time. Maintainers can dispute findings via the brin review process.

ansible-core Capabilities & Permissions

What ansible-core can access when installed. Review these capabilities before using with AI agents like Cursor, Claude Code, or Codex.

Network Access

This package makes network requests.

0.0.0.010.0.0.1127.0.0.1192.0.2.1access.redhat.comacme.comah.testansible-core-ci.testing.ansible.comansible.comapi.launchpad.net+122 more
Protocols: http, https, tcp

Filesystem Access

Reads and writes to the filesystem.

/tmp/ (rw)/var/ (rw)/etc/ (rw)/home/ (rw)/usr/ (rw)setup.py (rw).env (rw).env (rw)+644 more

Process Spawning

This package can spawn child processes.

sh

Environment Variables

Accesses the following environment variables.

AGENT_TEMPDIRECTORYANSIBLE_ACME_CONTAINERANSIBLE_ASYNC_DIRANSIBLE_CLOUDSTACK_CONTAINERANSIBLE_COLLECTIONS_PATHANSIBLE_CONFIGANSIBLE_CONTROLLER_MIN_PYTHON_VERSIONANSIBLE_HTTP_TEST_CONTAINERANSIBLE_NIOSSIM_CONTAINER+87 more

Native Modules

Contains native code that runs outside the JavaScript sandbox.

cryptographyctypeslxml

AGENTS.md for ansible-core

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brin init

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ansible-core Documentation & Source Code

For the full ansible-core README, API documentation, and source code, visit the official package registry.

Frequently asked questions about ansible-core safety

Weekly Downloads

2.7M

Version

2.20.2

Last Scanned

Feb 5, 2026

Trust Score

75/100·Legitimacy signals, not safety

Capabilities

Network

Connects to: 0.0.0.0, 10.0.0.1, 127.0.0.1...

Filesystem

Reads & Writes files

Process

Spawns child processes

Environment

Accesses: , AGENT_TEMPDIRECTORY, ANSIBLE_ACME_CONTAINER...

Native

Contains native modules