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CVE-2014-4678
The safe_eval function in Ansible before 1.6.4 does not properly restrict the code subset, which allows remote attackers to execute…
Critical9.8EPSS 5.3%
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- redhat
Description
The safe_eval function in Ansible before 1.6.4 does not properly restrict the code subset, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted instructions. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-4657.
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)
- 5.3% · top 7.3% of all CVEs (6 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
Ansible
- affected before 1.6.4
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- PyPIansibleGHSA-66c7-5pwv-mm3j (opens in a new tab)
References (7)
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/5429b85b9f6c2e640074176f36ff05fd5e4d1916 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=ansible-announce/ieV1vZvcTXU/5Q93ThkY9rIJ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-4678 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/26/30 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/02/2 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/gentoo-linux-cve-2014-4678 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/freebsd-vid-2c493ac8-205e-11e5-a4a5-002590263bf5 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_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-66c7-5pwv-mm3j (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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