Tower: PostgreSQL privilege escalation in Tower-deployed setups
Published Sep 11, 2018
8.0
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.64%
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.
Affected products
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- Version 3.0.3StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Ansible Tower | n/a |
|
- < 3.0.3
No data.
Red Hat Ansible Tower 3
postgresql96-libs
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Ansible Tower 3 | postgresql96-libs | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.64% (0.00635) | 48.54th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.64% (0.00635) | 45.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.09% (0.00088) | 22.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 14.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 25, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 12.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7070 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1627754 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-7070 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-tower/3.0.3/html/upgrade-migration-guide/release_notes.html x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7070
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7070
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7070 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1627754 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-7070 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory | |
| https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-tower/3.0.3/html/upgrade-migration-guide/release_notes.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7070 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7070 |
Change history (0)
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