CVE-2014-4657

CRITICAL

Ansible < 1.5.4 - Remote Code Execution via Safe Eval Function

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68232

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0439
EPSS Percentile 90.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (2)
pypi/ansible 0 - 1.5.4PyPI
redhat/ansible < 1.5.4
Published Feb 20, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026