8.8

CVE-2014-3498: redhat ansible Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 8.8v3.0HighModified
AliasesGHSA-4cvm-5776-jx9fPYSEC-2017-2UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3498
Published 08-06-2017Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2014-3498 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in redhat ansible. EPSS estimates a 2.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
36/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.52%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 08-06-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The user module in ansible before 1.6.6 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands.

CVSS metrics

6 scores · 4 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

2.52%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

85%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.52% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
2.52%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • ansible< 1.7.0+dfsg-1
PyPI1 product
  • ansible< 8ed6350e65c82292a631f08845dfaacffe7f07f5 | < 1.6.6
Redhat1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • ansible< 1.5.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

4 vendors · 4 products

References

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