CVEvulnerability
CVE-2014-4657
9.8 CRITICAL
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2020-02-20
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 9.8 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 7.5 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20
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.
Affected configurations
• redhat ansible (< 1.5.4)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation weakness
References
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/release1.5.5/CHANGELOG.md Release Notes
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68232 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/release1.5.5/CHANGELOG.md Release Notes
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68232 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry