CVE-2014-2686: redhat ansible
CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighModified
AliasesGHSA-49m5-2838-q2rvPYSEC-2020-198UBUNTU-CVE-2014-2686DEBIAN-CVE-2014-2686
Published 09-01-2020Last modified 06-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2014-2686 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in redhat ansible. EPSS estimates a 1.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 67.4% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
1.19%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Timeline
- 09-01-2020PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Ansible prior to 1.5.4 mishandles the evaluation of some strings.
CVSS metrics
6 scores · 4 sources · 3 versionsHigh 8.7Preferred score · OSV · Pypi (Ecosystem advisory) · calculated from vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NSourcesSingle source
High 7.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NSourcesAll 4 agree
- OSV · PypiEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Medium 5.0Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:NSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
1.19%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
67%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.19% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score1.19%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian1 product
- ansible< 1.5.4+dfsg-1
PyPI1 product
- ansible< 1.5.4
Redhat1 product
- ansible< 1.5.4
Ubuntu1 product
- ansible< 2.5.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1
4 vendors · 4 products
References
10 links- groups.google.com/forum/X Refsource MISC
- github.com/ansible/ansiblePACKAGE