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CVE-2018-1101· NVD / CVE Program· CNA redhat

Ansible Tower before version 3.2.4 has a flaw in the management of system and organization administrators that allows for privilege escalati

Ansible Tower before version 3.2.4 has a flaw in the management of system and organization administrators that allows for privilege escalation. System administrators that are members of organizations can have their passwords reset by organization administrators, allowing organization administrators access to the entire system.

HighCVSS 7.2 · v3.0—No exploit Fix available
Published
May 2, 2018
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
2.0% · 80th percentile
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29

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
28 / 40 · 7.2 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 2.0%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
redhatansible tower
redhatcloudforms

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • redhat ansible towerbefore 3.2.4
  • redhat cloudforms4.5
  • redhat cloudforms4.6

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (redhat). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Red Hat, Inc. Ansible Tower

    • before 3.2.4affected

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.8::el7ansible-tower-serverbefore 0:3.1.7-1.el7at0:3.1.7-1.el7at
Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.8::el7ansible-tower-setupbefore 0:3.1.7-1.el7at0:3.1.7-1.el7at
Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.8::el7cfmebefore 0:5.8.4.5-1.el7cf0:5.8.4.5-1.el7cf
Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.8::el7cfme-appliancebefore 0:5.8.4.5-1.el7cf0:5.8.4.5-1.el7cf
Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.8::el7cfme-appliance-debuginfobefore 0:5.8.4.5-1.el7cf0:5.8.4.5-1.el7cf
Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.8::el7cfme-debuginfobefore 0:5.8.4.5-1.el7cf0:5.8.4.5-1.el7cf
Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.8::el7cfme-gemsetbefore 0:5.8.4.5-1.el7cf0:5.8.4.5-1.el7cf
Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.9::el7ansiblebefore 0:2.4.4.0-1.el7ae0:2.4.4.0-1.el7ae
Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.9::el7ansible-docbefore 0:2.4.4.0-1.el7ae0:2.4.4.0-1.el7ae
Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.9::el7ansible-towerbefore 0:3.2.4-1.el7at0:3.2.4-1.el7at
Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.9::el7ansible-tower-serverbefore 0:3.2.4-1.el7at0:3.2.4-1.el7at
Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.9::el7ansible-tower-setupbefore 0:3.2.4-1.el7at0:3.2.4-1.el7at
Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.9::el7ansible-tower-uibefore 0:3.2.4-1.el7at0:3.2.4-1.el7at
Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.9::el7ansible-tower-venv-ansiblebefore 0:3.2.4-1.el7at0:3.2.4-1.el7at
Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.9::el7ansible-tower-venv-towerbefore 0:3.2.4-1.el7at0:3.2.4-1.el7at
Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.9::el7cfmebefore 0:5.9.2.4-1.el7cf0:5.9.2.4-1.el7cf
Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.9::el7cfme-amazon-smartstatebefore 0:5.9.2.4-1.el7cf0:5.9.2.4-1.el7cf
Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.9::el7cfme-appliancebefore 0:5.9.2.4-1.el7cf0:5.9.2.4-1.el7cf
Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.9::el7cfme-appliance-commonbefore 0:5.9.2.4-1.el7cf0:5.9.2.4-1.el7cf
Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.9::el7cfme-appliance-debuginfobefore 0:5.9.2.4-1.el7cf0:5.9.2.4-1.el7cf
Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.9::el7cfme-appliance-toolsbefore 0:5.9.2.4-1.el7cf0:5.9.2.4-1.el7cf
Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.9::el7cfme-debuginfobefore 0:5.9.2.4-1.el7cf0:5.9.2.4-1.el7cf
Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.9::el7cfme-gemsetbefore 0:5.9.2.4-1.el7cf0:5.9.2.4-1.el7cf
Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.9::el7cfme-gemset-debuginfobefore 0:5.9.2.4-1.el7cf0:5.9.2.4-1.el7cf

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Same product

redhat: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2018-16879Ansible Tower before version 3.3.3 does not set a secure channel as it is using the default insecure configuration channel settings for mess
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2018-1104Ansible Tower through version 3.2.3 has a vulnerability that allows users only with access to define variables for a job template to execute
    36Monitor
  • CVE-2018-10884Ansible Tower before versions 3.1.8 and 3.2.6 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in awx/api/authentication.py.
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2019-14890A vulnerability was found in Ansible Tower before 3.6.1 where an attacker with low privilege could retrieve usernames and passwords credenti
    33Monitor
  • CVE-2019-19340A flaw was found in Ansible Tower, versions 3.6.x before 3.6.2 and 3.5.x before 3.5.3, where enabling RabbitMQ manager by setting it with '-
    32Monitor
  • CVE-2016-7070A privilege escalation flaw was found in the Ansible Tower.
    32Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
red hat:ansible0:2.4.4.0-1.el7ae · Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.9::el7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:ansible-doc0:2.4.4.0-1.el7ae · Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.9::el7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:ansible-tower0:3.2.4-1.el7at · Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.9::el7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:ansible-tower-server0:3.2.4-1.el7at · Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.9::el7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:ansible-tower-setup0:3.2.4-1.el7at · Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.9::el7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:ansible-tower-ui0:3.2.4-1.el7at · Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.9::el7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:ansible-tower-venv-ansible0:3.2.4-1.el7at · Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.9::el7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:ansible-tower-venv-tower0:3.2.4-1.el7at · Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.9::el7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:cfme0:5.9.2.4-1.el7cf · Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.9::el7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:cfme-amazon-smartstate0:5.9.2.4-1.el7cf · Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.9::el7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:cfme-appliance0:5.9.2.4-1.el7cf · Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.9::el7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:cfme-appliance-common0:5.9.2.4-1.el7cf · Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.9::el7Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • Administrator privileges are required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-266 · Incorrect Privilege Assignment

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

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MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.

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Change log

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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