High-risk tools in Awx
8 of the 49 tools in Awx are classified as high risk. This page profiles those tools specifically, with recommended policy actions and the attack patterns that target them.
Every operation listed below is an action PolicyLayer recommends controlling at the transport layer. Open any tool to see the full profile, risk score, and YAML policy snippet.
Tools at high risk
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ansible_playbookExecuteRun an Ansible playbook locally
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ansible_roleExecuteRun an Ansible role
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ansible_taskExecuteRun an ad-hoc Ansible task
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awx_launch_job_templateExecuteLaunch a job from an AWX template
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awx_launch_workflow_jobExecuteLaunch an AWX workflow
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awx_relaunch_jobExecuteRelaunch a previous AWX job
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awx_sync_projectExecuteSync AWX project from source control
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project_run_playbookExecuteRun a playbook from a project
Attacks that target this class
High-risk tools in any server share these documented attack patterns. Each links to the full case and the defensive policy.