CVE-2016-8614: red hat ansible
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-8614 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in red hat ansible. EPSS estimates a 2.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.
Not severe (CVSS 6.3, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 6 · Related 5Timeline
- 31-07-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A flaw was found in Ansible before version 2.2.0. The apt_key module does not properly verify key fingerprints, allowing remote adversary to create an OpenPGP key which matches the short key ID and inject this key instead of the correct key.
CVSS metrics
7 scores · 5 sources · 3 versions- CVE.orgCNA6.3MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:LDiffers
- OSV · PypiEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated6.3MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:LDiffers
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
2.46%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
84%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 2.46% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
2 foundAnsible Modules Core
Maturity: poc
Exploit Reference (bugzilla.redhat.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-358Improperly Implemented Security Check for StandardThe product does not implement or incorrectly implements one or more security-relevant checks as specified by the design of a standardized algorithm, protocol, or technique.
- CWE-320Key Management ErrorsWeaknesses in this category are related to errors in the management of cryptographic keys.
Affected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Debian1 product
- ansible< 2.2.0.0-1
PyPI1 product
- ansible< 2.2.0.0
Red hat1 product
- ansible2.2.0
Redhat1 product
- ansible< 2.2.0
Ubuntu1 product
- ansible< 1.5.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm3 | < 2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3+esm5
5 vendors · 5 products
References
16 links- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8614X Refsource CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEBREPORT
- github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/issues/5237X Refsource CONFIRMExploitThird Party AdvisoryWEBREPORT
- github.com/ansible/ansiblePACKAGE
