5.5

CVE-2014-4658: redhat ansible

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesGHSA-5g4v-2pc6-4hh4PYSEC-2020-200UBUNTU-CVE-2014-4658
Published 20-02-2020Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2014-4658 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in redhat ansible. EPSS estimates a 0.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 34.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.42%
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. 20-02-2020
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The vault subsystem in Ansible before 1.5.5 does not set the umask before creation or modification of a vault file, which allows local users to obtain sensitive key information by reading a file.

CVSS metrics

6 scores · 4 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.42%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

35%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.42% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.42%

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< 1.5.5+dfsg-1
PyPI1 product
  • ansible< 1.5.5
Redhat1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • ansible< 1.5.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm2

4 vendors · 4 products

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