HIGH
ansible: Potential untrusted template execution
Published Jun 8, 2017
8.7
HIGHCVSS 4.0
EPSS 2.52%
Description
The user module in ansible before 1.6.6 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
8.7 HIGH GHSA
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Attack Requirements None
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Vulnerable System Confidentiality High
Vulnerable System Integrity High
Vulnerable System Availability High
Subsequent System Confidentiality None
Subsequent System Integrity None
Subsequent System Availability None
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
8.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
6.5 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.52% 0.02521
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02521
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.52% (0.02521) | 84.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.50% (0.02498) | 82.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.55% (0.00548) | 65.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.27% (0.02272) | 74.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.55% (0.00548) | 65.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.12% (0.00116) | 47.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 4, 2023 | 0.12% (0.00116) | 44.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.12% (0.00124) | 45.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 24, 2023 | 0.10% (0.00095) | 38.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.14% (0.00135) | 46.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 52.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 50.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 48.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 27.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (7)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3498 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1335551 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4cvm-5776-jx9f Advisory
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/8ed6350e65c82292a631f08845dfaacffe7f07f5 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2017-2.yaml
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3498
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3498
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3498 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1335551 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4cvm-5776-jx9f | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/8ed6350e65c82292a631f08845dfaacffe7f07f5 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2017-2.yaml | ||
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3498 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3498 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Jun 8, 2017
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved May 14, 2014
Link CVE-2014-3498
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-4CVM-5776-JX9F Updated n/a