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Vulnerability details: VCID-4b5u-b82x-zkc5
Vulnerability ID VCID-4b5u-b82x-zkc5
Aliases CVE-2014-4967
GHSA-64cw-m57j-65xj
PYSEC-2020-205
Summary Multiple argument injection vulnerabilities in Ansible before 1.6.7 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging access to an Ansible managed host and providing a crafted fact, as demonstrated by a fact with (1) a trailing " src=" clause, (2) a trailing " temp=" clause, or (3) a trailing " validate=" clause accompanied by a shell command.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 9.0
Risk 4.5
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
epss 0.03247 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2014-4967
epss 0.03247 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2014-4967
epss 0.03247 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2014-4967
epss 0.03247 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2014-4967
epss 0.03247 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2014-4967
epss 0.04747 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2014-4967
epss 0.04747 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2014-4967
epss 0.04747 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2014-4967
epss 0.04747 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2014-4967
epss 0.04747 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2014-4967
epss 0.04747 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2014-4967
epss 0.04747 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2014-4967
epss 0.04747 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2014-4967
epss 0.04747 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2014-4967
epss 0.04747 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2014-4967
epss 0.04747 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2014-4967
epss 0.04747 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2014-4967
cvssv3.1_qr CRITICAL https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-64cw-m57j-65xj
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/62a1295a3e08cb6c3e9f1b2a1e6e5dcaeab32527
cvssv4 9.3 https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/62a1295a3e08cb6c3e9f1b2a1e6e5dcaeab32527
generic_textual CRITICAL https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/62a1295a3e08cb6c3e9f1b2a1e6e5dcaeab32527
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2020-205.yaml
cvssv4 9.3 https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2020-205.yaml
generic_textual CRITICAL https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2020-205.yaml
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4967
cvssv4 9.3 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4967
generic_textual CRITICAL https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4967
cvssv3.1 9.8 http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2014-004.html
cvssv4 9.3 http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2014-004.html
generic_textual CRITICAL http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2014-004.html
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2014-4967
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-4967
https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/62a1295a3e08cb6c3e9f1b2a1e6e5dcaeab32527
https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2020-205.yaml
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4967
http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2014-004.html
GHSA-64cw-m57j-65xj https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-64cw-m57j-65xj
GLSA-201411-09 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201411-09
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/62a1295a3e08cb6c3e9f1b2a1e6e5dcaeab32527
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/62a1295a3e08cb6c3e9f1b2a1e6e5dcaeab32527
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2020-205.yaml
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2020-205.yaml
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4967
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4967
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2014-004.html
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

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none

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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2014-004.html
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.87151
EPSS Score 0.03247
Published At April 24, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T12:42:15.312310+00:00 Pypa Importer Import https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/blob/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2020-205.yaml 38.0.0