Name: CVE-2014-4678: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2020-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2014-4678, CWE-74, CVSS 9.8, EPSS 0.0524

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.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.8
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Alpine Linux	—	Upgrade ansible	Aug 30, 2017	Jul 3, 2014
Debian	—	Upgrade ansible	Jul 30, 2024	Feb 20, 2020
Freebsd	—	Upgrade ansible	Dec 10, 2025	Jul 2, 2015
Gentoo Linux	—	Upgrade app-admin/ansible.	Oct 30, 2017	Nov 23, 2014
Ubuntu	—	Upgrade ansible (Ubuntu Pro)	Nov 19, 2024	Feb 20, 2020

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CVSS Details

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