High-risk tools in Ansible
18 of the 90 tools in Ansible 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
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ansible-roleExecuteRun an Ansible role
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ansible-taskExecuteRun a single Ansible task ad-hoc
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deploy-serviceExecuteDeploy a service from the catalog by creating VM and configuring it
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deploy-to-environmentExecuteDeploy a service to a specific environment
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hardware-benchmarkExecuteRun basic hardware benchmarks
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server-debugExecuteRun diagnostic commands for debugging
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server-restartExecuteRestart MCP or SSE server to recover from errors
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process-deviationExecuteProcess a specific inventory deviation with user decision
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security-quick-scanExecuteRun a quick security assessment covering basic checks
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test-server-connectivityExecuteTest connectivity to a server using various methods
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create-acceptance-testExecuteCreate an acceptance test deployment
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generate-inventory-playbookExecuteGenerate a playbook for gathering inventory information
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pihole-disableExecuteTemporarily disable Pi-hole blocking
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setup-networkExecuteConfigure network settings for VMs
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setup-wizardExecuteRun interactive setup wizard to configure all settings
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terraform-applyExecuteApply Terraform configuration to create/update infrastructure
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update-ollama-modelsExecuteUpdate models on existing Ollama server
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.