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Vulnerability details: VCID-c22m-1buy-3uc5
Vulnerability ID VCID-c22m-1buy-3uc5
Aliases CVE-2014-4658
GHSA-5g4v-2pc6-4hh4
PYSEC-2020-200
Summary The vault subsystem in Ansible before 1.5.5 does not set the umask before creation or modification of a vault file, which allows local users to obtain sensitive key information by reading a file.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.2
Risk 3.1
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
cvssv3 5.5 https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2014-4658.json
epss 0.00119 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2014-4658
epss 0.00119 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2014-4658
epss 0.00119 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2014-4658
epss 0.00119 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2014-4658
epss 0.00119 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2014-4658
epss 0.00119 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2014-4658
epss 0.00119 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2014-4658
epss 0.00119 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2014-4658
epss 0.00119 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2014-4658
cvssv3.1_qr MODERATE https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5g4v-2pc6-4hh4
cvssv3.1 5.5 https://github.com/ansible/ansible
cvssv4 6.8 https://github.com/ansible/ansible
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/ansible/ansible
cvssv3.1 5.5 https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/release1.5.5/CHANGELOG.md
cvssv4 6.8 https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/release1.5.5/CHANGELOG.md
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/release1.5.5/CHANGELOG.md
cvssv3.1 5.5 https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/a0e027fe362fbc209dbeff2f72d6e95f39885c69
cvssv4 6.8 https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/a0e027fe362fbc209dbeff2f72d6e95f39885c69
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/a0e027fe362fbc209dbeff2f72d6e95f39885c69
cvssv3.1 5.5 https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2020-200.yaml
cvssv4 6.8 https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2020-200.yaml
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2020-200.yaml
cvssv3.1 5.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4658
cvssv4 6.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4658
generic_textual MODERATE https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4658
cvssv3.1 5.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20210120133853/https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68233
cvssv4 6.8 https://web.archive.org/web/20210120133853/https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68233
generic_textual MODERATE https://web.archive.org/web/20210120133853/https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68233
Reference id Reference type URL
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2014-4658.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2014-4658
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-4658
https://github.com/ansible/ansible
https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/release1.5.5/CHANGELOG.md
https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/a0e027fe362fbc209dbeff2f72d6e95f39885c69
https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2020-200.yaml
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4658
https://web.archive.org/web/20210120133853/https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68233
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68233
1831258 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1831258
GHSA-5g4v-2pc6-4hh4 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5g4v-2pc6-4hh4
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2014-4658.json
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:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://github.com/ansible/ansible
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://github.com/ansible/ansible
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/release1.5.5/CHANGELOG.md
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/release1.5.5/CHANGELOG.md
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:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/a0e027fe362fbc209dbeff2f72d6e95f39885c69
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/a0e027fe362fbc209dbeff2f72d6e95f39885c69
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:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2020-200.yaml
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2020-200.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:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4658
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:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4658
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:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://web.archive.org/web/20210120133853/https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68233
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:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://web.archive.org/web/20210120133853/https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68233
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 0.30861
EPSS Score 0.00119
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T12:42:15.716860+00:00 Pypa Importer Import https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/blob/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2020-200.yaml 38.0.0