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CVE-2014-4678

ansible: safe_eval function does not properly restrict the code subset leads to arbitrary code execution via crafted instructions

Published Modified CWE 74
In the Trivy database since at least 24 Oct 2026, 07:11 UTCWhen it arrived before that build is not recorded.

Severity by source

NVD9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
GHSA9.3CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Red Hat9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Trivy's own label is CRITICAL. Rated critical by NVD, GHSA. Rated lower by Red Hat (medium), Ubuntu (medium).

Description

The safe_eval function in Ansible before 1.6.4 does not properly restrict the code subset, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted instructions. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-4657.

Affected packages and fixed versions

SourcePackageFixed in
pip::GitHub Security Advisory pipansible1.6.4
debian 11ansible1.6.6+dfsg-1
debian 12ansible1.6.6+dfsg-1
debian 13ansible1.6.6+dfsg-1
debian 14ansible1.6.6+dfsg-1
echoansible1.6.6+dfsg-1
ubuntu 14.04-ESMansible1.5.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm2

References

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