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Vulnerability details: VCID-d189-s5dm-pqbc
Vulnerability ID VCID-d189-s5dm-pqbc
Aliases CVE-2019-14905
GHSA-frxj-5j27-f8rf
PYSEC-2020-206
Summary A vulnerability was found in Ansible Engine versions 2.9.x before 2.9.3, 2.8.x before 2.8.8, 2.7.x before 2.7.16 and earlier, where in Ansible's nxos_file_copy module can be used to copy files to a flash or bootflash on NXOS devices. Malicious code could craft the filename parameter to perform OS command injections. This could result in a loss of confidentiality of the system among other issues.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 8.0
Risk 4.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (6)
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
CWE-610 Externally Controlled Reference to a Resource in Another Sphere
CWE-668 Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere
CWE-73 External Control of File Name or Path
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
cvssv3.1 5.6 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00021.html
generic_textual HIGH http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00021.html
cvssv3.1 5.6 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00026.html
generic_textual HIGH http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00026.html
cvssv3.1 5.6 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0216
generic_textual HIGH https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0216
cvssv3.1 5.6 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0218
generic_textual HIGH https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0218
cvssv3 5.6 https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2019-14905.json
epss 0.00041 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-14905
epss 0.00046 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-14905
epss 0.00046 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-14905
epss 0.00046 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-14905
epss 0.00046 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-14905
epss 0.00046 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-14905
epss 0.00046 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-14905
epss 0.00046 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-14905
epss 0.00046 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-14905
epss 0.00046 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-14905
epss 0.00046 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-14905
epss 0.00046 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-14905
epss 0.00046 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-14905
epss 0.00046 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-14905
epss 0.00046 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-14905
epss 0.00046 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-14905
epss 0.00046 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-14905
epss 0.00046 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-14905
epss 0.0005 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-14905
epss 0.0005 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-14905
epss 0.0005 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-14905
epss 0.0005 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-14905
epss 0.0005 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-14905
epss 0.0005 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-14905
epss 0.0005 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-14905
epss 0.0005 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-14905
epss 0.0005 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-14905
epss 0.0005 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-14905
cvssv3.1 5.6 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14905
generic_textual HIGH https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14905
cvssv3.1 7.2 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv3.1 5.6 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-frxj-5j27-f8rf
cvssv3.1_qr HIGH https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-frxj-5j27-f8rf
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-frxj-5j27-f8rf
cvssv3.1 5.6 https://github.com/ansible/ansible
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/ansible/ansible
cvssv3.1 5.6 https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2020-206.yaml
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2020-206.yaml
cvssv3.1 5.6 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5BNCYPQ4BY5QHBCJOAOPANB5FHATW2BR
generic_textual HIGH https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5BNCYPQ4BY5QHBCJOAOPANB5FHATW2BR
cvssv2 4.6 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-14905
cvssv3.1 5.6 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-14905
generic_textual HIGH https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-14905
Reference id Reference type URL
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00021.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00026.html
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0216
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0218
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2019-14905.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-14905
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14905
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-14905
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-frxj-5j27-f8rf
https://github.com/ansible/ansible
https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2020-206.yaml
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5BNCYPQ4BY5QHBCJOAOPANB5FHATW2BR/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5BNCYPQ4BY5QHBCJOAOPANB5FHATW2BR
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5BNCYPQ4BY5QHBCJOAOPANB5FHATW2BR/
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-14905
1776943 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1776943
cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:backports_sle:15.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:backports_sle:15.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_tower:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_tower:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ceph_storage:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ceph_storage:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cloudforms_management_engine:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cloudforms_management_engine:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
RHSA-2020:0215 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0215
RHSA-2020:0217 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0217
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L Found at http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00021.html
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:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L Found at http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00026.html
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:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L Found at https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0216
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:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L Found at https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0218
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:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L Found at https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2019-14905.json
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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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L Found at https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14905
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:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.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:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L Found at https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-frxj-5j27-f8rf
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:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L Found at https://github.com/ansible/ansible
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:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L Found at https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2020-206.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:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L Found at https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5BNCYPQ4BY5QHBCJOAOPANB5FHATW2BR
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: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-14905
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-14905
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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.11333
EPSS Score 0.00041
Published At Aug. 16, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2025-07-31T08:08:40.513303+00:00 Pypa Importer Import https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/blob/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2020-206.yaml 37.0.0