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CVE-2014-4657
The safe_eval function in Ansible before 1.5.4 does not properly restrict the code subset, which allows remote attackers to execute…
Critical9.8EPSS 4.4%
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- mitre
Description
The safe_eval function in Ansible before 1.5.4 does not properly restrict the code subset, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted instructions.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.4% · top 8.6% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- PyPIansibleGHSA-qg47-5px9-32g7 (opens in a new tab)
References (2)
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/release1.5.5/CHANGELOG.md (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 68232 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-qg47-5px9-32g7 (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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