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Vulnerability details: VCID-w6be-213x-1yh3
Vulnerability ID VCID-w6be-213x-1yh3
Aliases CVE-2014-4659
GHSA-6667-f46p-pg88
PYSEC-2020-201
Summary Ansible before 1.5.5 sets 0644 permissions for sources.list, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive credential information in opportunistic circumstances by reading a file that uses the "deb http://user:pass@server:port/" format.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.2
Risk 3.1
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (5)
CWE-522 Insufficiently Protected Credentials
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
CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
System Score Found at
cvssv3 5.5 https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2014-4659.json
epss 0.00081 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2014-4659
epss 0.00081 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2014-4659
epss 0.00081 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2014-4659
epss 0.00081 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2014-4659
epss 0.00081 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2014-4659
epss 0.00081 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2014-4659
epss 0.00081 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2014-4659
epss 0.00081 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2014-4659
epss 0.00081 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2014-4659
cvssv3.1_qr MODERATE https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6667-f46p-pg88
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-2020-201.yaml
cvssv4 6.8 https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2020-201.yaml
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2020-201.yaml
cvssv3.1 5.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4659
cvssv4 6.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4659
generic_textual MODERATE https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4659
cvssv3.1 5.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20200229060001/https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68234
cvssv4 6.8 https://web.archive.org/web/20200229060001/https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68234
generic_textual MODERATE https://web.archive.org/web/20200229060001/https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68234
Reference id Reference type URL
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2014-4659.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2014-4659
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-4659
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-2020-201.yaml
https://web.archive.org/web/20200229060001/https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68234
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68234
1831254 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1831254
CVE-2014-4659 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4659
GHSA-6667-f46p-pg88 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6667-f46p-pg88
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-2014-4659.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/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-2020-201.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: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-2020-201.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-2014-4659
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-2014-4659
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/20200229060001/https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68234
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/20200229060001/https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68234
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 0.23799
EPSS Score 0.00081
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T12:42:15.608683+00:00 Pypa Importer Import https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/blob/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2020-201.yaml 38.0.0