Ansible before 1.6.7 does not prevent inventory data with "{{" and "lookup" substrings, and does not prevent remote data with "{{" substrings, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) crafted lookup('pipe') calls or (2) crafted Jinja2 data
Published Feb 18, 2020
9.3
CRITICALCVSS 4.0
EPSS 3.55%
Description
Ansible before 1.6.7 does not prevent inventory data with "{{" and "lookup" substrings, and does not prevent remote data with "{{" substrings, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) crafted lookup('pipe') calls or (2) crafted Jinja2 data.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 | 3.55% (0.03550) | 88.92th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.43% (0.03434) | 87.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 22, 2026 | 3.74% (0.03742) | 88.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 4.75% (0.04747) | 88.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 16.57% (0.16570) | 91.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.75% (0.04747) | 88.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 11, 2025 | 2.56% (0.02561) | 90.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 18, 2024 | 1.36% (0.01362) | 86.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 1.36% (0.01362) | 84.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 21, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01207) | 83.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.00% (0.01005) | 81.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.98% (0.01978) | 79.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.98% (0.01978) | 77.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.98% (0.01978) | 56.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (5)
- http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2014-004.html x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wqq5-c89p-3wc3 Advisory
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/62a1295a3e08cb6c3e9f1b2a1e6e5dcaeab32527 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2020-204.yaml
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4966
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2014-004.html | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wqq5-c89p-3wc3 | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/62a1295a3e08cb6c3e9f1b2a1e6e5dcaeab32527 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2020-204.yaml | ||
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4966 |
Change history (0)
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