VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2014-4966

CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS probability3.55%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2020-02-18
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

Ansible before 1.6.7 does not prevent inventory data with "{{" and "lookup" substrings, and does not prevent remote data with "{{" substrings, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) crafted lookup('pipe') calls or (2) crafted Jinja2 data.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-74: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

Primary references