ansible-tower: Privilege escalation flaw allows for organization admins to obtain system privileges
Published May 2, 2018
8.0
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.98%
Description
Ansible Tower before version 3.2.4 has a flaw in the management of system and organization administrators that allows for privilege escalation. System administrators that are members of organizations can have their passwords reset by organization administrators, allowing organization administrators access to the entire system.
Affected products
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- Version before 3.2.4StatusaffectedConstraints-
- 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, Inc. | Ansible Tower | n/a |
|
Configuration 1
- < 3.2.4
Configuration 2
- 4.5
- 4.6
No data.
CloudForms Management Engine 5.8
ansible-0:2.4.4.0-1.el7ae
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1972
CloudForms Management Engine 5.8
ansible-tower-0:3.1.7-1.el7at
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1972
CloudForms Management Engine 5.8
cfme-0:5.8.4.5-1.el7cf
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1972
CloudForms Management Engine 5.8
cfme-appliance-0:5.8.4.5-1.el7cf
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1972
CloudForms Management Engine 5.8
cfme-gemset-0:5.8.4.5-1.el7cf
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1972
CloudForms Management Engine 5.8
python-paramiko-0:2.1.1-4.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1972
CloudForms Management Engine 5.8
rh-ruby23-rubygem-json-0:2.1.0-1.el7cf
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1972
CloudForms Management Engine 5.9
ansible-0:2.4.4.0-1.el7ae
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1328
CloudForms Management Engine 5.9
ansible-tower-0:3.2.4-1.el7at
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1328
CloudForms Management Engine 5.9
cfme-0:5.9.2.4-1.el7cf
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1328
CloudForms Management Engine 5.9
cfme-amazon-smartstate-0:5.9.2.4-1.el7cf
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1328
CloudForms Management Engine 5.9
cfme-appliance-0:5.9.2.4-1.el7cf
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1328
CloudForms Management Engine 5.9
cfme-gemset-0:5.9.2.4-1.el7cf
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1328
CloudForms Management Engine 5.9
dbus-api-service-0:1.0.1-3.el7cf
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1328
CloudForms Management Engine 5.9
httpd-configmap-generator-0:0.2.1-2.el7cf
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1328
CloudForms Management Engine 5.9
postgresql96-0:9.6.6-1PGDG.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1328
CloudForms Management Engine 5.9
python-paramiko-0:2.1.1-4.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1328
CloudForms Management Engine 5.9
rh-ruby23-rubygem-json-0:2.1.0-1.el7cf
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1328
CloudForms Management Engine 5.9
rh-ruby23-rubygem-qpid_proton-0:0.22.0-2.el7cf
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1328
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| CloudForms Management Engine 5.8 | ansible-0:2.4.4.0-1.el7ae | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1972 |
| CloudForms Management Engine 5.8 | ansible-tower-0:3.1.7-1.el7at | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1972 |
| CloudForms Management Engine 5.8 | cfme-0:5.8.4.5-1.el7cf | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1972 |
| CloudForms Management Engine 5.8 | cfme-appliance-0:5.8.4.5-1.el7cf | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1972 |
| CloudForms Management Engine 5.8 | cfme-gemset-0:5.8.4.5-1.el7cf | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1972 |
| CloudForms Management Engine 5.8 | python-paramiko-0:2.1.1-4.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1972 |
| CloudForms Management Engine 5.8 | rh-ruby23-rubygem-json-0:2.1.0-1.el7cf | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1972 |
| CloudForms Management Engine 5.9 | ansible-0:2.4.4.0-1.el7ae | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1328 |
| CloudForms Management Engine 5.9 | ansible-tower-0:3.2.4-1.el7at | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1328 |
| CloudForms Management Engine 5.9 | cfme-0:5.9.2.4-1.el7cf | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1328 |
| CloudForms Management Engine 5.9 | cfme-amazon-smartstate-0:5.9.2.4-1.el7cf | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1328 |
| CloudForms Management Engine 5.9 | cfme-appliance-0:5.9.2.4-1.el7cf | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1328 |
| CloudForms Management Engine 5.9 | cfme-gemset-0:5.9.2.4-1.el7cf | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1328 |
| CloudForms Management Engine 5.9 | dbus-api-service-0:1.0.1-3.el7cf | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1328 |
| CloudForms Management Engine 5.9 | httpd-configmap-generator-0:0.2.1-2.el7cf | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1328 |
| CloudForms Management Engine 5.9 | postgresql96-0:9.6.6-1PGDG.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1328 |
| CloudForms Management Engine 5.9 | python-paramiko-0:2.1.1-4.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1328 |
| CloudForms Management Engine 5.9 | rh-ruby23-rubygem-json-0:2.1.0-1.el7cf | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1328 |
| CloudForms Management Engine 5.9 | rh-ruby23-rubygem-qpid_proton-0:0.22.0-2.el7cf | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1328 |
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:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/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
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.98% (0.01980) | 79.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.01% (0.02011) | 78.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.35% (0.00351) | 55.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00245) | 63.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.27% (0.00273) | 67.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 23, 2023 | 0.27% (0.00273) | 64.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.26% (0.00263) | 63.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.23% (0.00234) | 59.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 30.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (8)
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1328 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1972 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1101 Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2018-1101 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1563492 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1101
- https://www.ansible.com/security x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1101
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1328 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1972 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1101 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2018-1101 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1563492 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1101 | ||
| https://www.ansible.com/security | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1101 |
Change history (0)
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