Vulnerability in Red Hat Ansible

CVE-2016-8614

A flaw was found in Ansible before version 2.2.0. The apt_key module does not properly verify key fingerprints, allowing remote adversary to create an OpenPGP key which matches the short key ID and inject this key instead of the correct key.

EPSS: 0.025 (82.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-8614?
CVE-2016-8614 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Ansible, classified under CWE-358. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2018-07-31.
How severe is CVE-2016-8614?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-8614 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.