VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-7070

CVSS score8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.64%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-09-11
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

A privilege escalation flaw was found in the Ansible Tower. When Tower before 3.0.3 deploys a PostgreSQL database, it incorrectly configures the trust level of postgres user. An attacker could use this vulnerability to gain admin level access to the database.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-266: Incorrect Privilege Assignment

Primary references