ALPINE-CVE-2019-14905

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CVE-2019-14905
Published: 31 Mar 2020, 17:15
Last modified:19 Nov 2025, 06:15

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
22/100
CVSS Score
5.6 MEDIUM
3.1 (osv_alpine)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

31 Mar 2020, 17:15
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
19 Nov 2025, 06:15
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

A vulnerability was found in Ansible Engine versions 2.9.x before 2.9.3, 2.8.x before 2.8.8, 2.7.x before 2.7.16 and earlier, where in Ansible's nxos_file_copy module can be used to copy files to a flash or bootflash on NXOS devices. Malicious code could craft the filename parameter to perform OS command injections. This could result in a loss of confidentiality of the system among other issues.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 5.6CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L

Affected Systems

  • alpine•ansible

    < 2.8.8-r0 | < 2.9.3-r0 | < 2.9.3-r0 | < 2.7.16-r0

  • alpine•ansible-base

    < 2.9.3-r0 | < 2.9.3-r0

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