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CVE-2016-7070
A privilege escalation flaw was found in the Ansible Tower. When Tower before 3.0.3 deploys a PostgreSQL database, it incorrectly…
High8.0EPSS 0.64%
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- redhat
Description
A privilege escalation flaw was found in the Ansible Tower. When Tower before 3.0.3 deploys a PostgreSQL database, it incorrectly configures the trust level of postgres user. An attacker could use this vulnerability to gain admin level access to the database.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhatCNA (assigner) | 3.0 | High8.0 | CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High8.0 | CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.64% · top 50% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.0.
Weakness
Affected products
Red Hat · Ansible Tower
- affected 3.0.3
References (2)
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-7070 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-tower/3.0.3/html/upgrade-migration-guide/release_notes.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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