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CVE-2019-14856· NVD / CVE Program· CNA redhat

ansible before versions 2.8.6, 2.7.14, 2.6.20 is vulnerable to a None

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 26/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 1.6% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 76.4% of all records.
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: ansible (Alpine:v3.10) 2.8.6-r0; ansible-base (Alpine:v3.13) 2.8.6-r0; ansible (Alpine:v3.8) 2.6.20-r0.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to ansible (Alpine:v3.10) 2.8.6-r0; ansible-base (Alpine:v3.13) 2.8.6-r0; ansible (Alpine:v3.8) 2.6.20-r0 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

MediumCVSS 6.5 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Nov 26, 2019
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
1.6% · 76th percentile

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Action score

26

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
26 / 40 · 6.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 1.6%

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
6.5
CNA · redhat
6.4
0.1 point gap

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

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
redhatansible
redhatopenstack
opensusebackports sle
opensuseleap

Affected versions

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

  • opensuse backports sle15.0
  • opensuse leap15.1
  • redhat ansible2.6.0 and later · before 2.6.20
  • redhat ansible2.7.0 and later · before 2.7.14
  • redhat ansible2.8.0 and later · before 2.8.6
  • redhat openstack13

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.

  • [UNKNOWN] ansible

    • 2.8.6, 2.7.14, 2.6.20affected

Package-level exposure

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

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Alpine:v3.10ansiblefrom 2.6.0 · before 2.8.6-r02.8.6-r0
Alpine:v3.13ansible-basebefore 2.8.6-r02.8.6-r0
Alpine:v3.8ansiblefrom 2.6.0 · before 2.6.20-r02.6.20-r0
Alpine:v3.9ansiblefrom 2.6.0 · before 2.7.14-r02.7.14-r0
openSUSE:Leap 15.1ansiblebefore 2.9.6-lp151.2.7.12.9.6-lp151.2.7.1
openSUSE:Tumbleweedansible-10before 10.6.0-1.110.6.0-1.1
openSUSE:Tumbleweedansible-11before 11.11.0-1.111.11.0-1.1
openSUSE:Tumbleweedansible-12before 12.2.0-1.112.2.0-1.1
openSUSE:Tumbleweedansible-13before 13.7.0-1.113.7.0-1.1
openSUSE:Tumbleweedansible-9before 9.8.0-1.19.8.0-1.1
PyPIansiblefrom 2.6.0 · before 2.6.202.6.20
PyPIansiblefrom 2.7.0 · before 2.7.142.7.14
PyPIansiblefrom 2.8.0 · before 2.8.62.8.6
Red Hat:ansible_engine:2.6::el7ansiblebefore 0:2.6.20-1.el7ae0:2.6.20-1.el7ae
Red Hat:ansible_engine:2.7::el7ansiblebefore 0:2.7.14-1.el7ae0:2.7.14-1.el7ae
Red Hat:ansible_engine:2.8::el7ansiblebefore 0:2.8.6-1.el7ae0:2.8.6-1.el7ae
Red Hat:ansible_engine:2.8::el8ansiblebefore 0:2.8.6-1.el8ae0:2.8.6-1.el8ae
SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8ansiblebefore 2.9.14-3.15.12.9.14-3.15.1
SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8ardana-ansiblebefore 8.0+git.1596735237.54109b1-3.77.18.0+git.1596735237.54109b1-3.77.1
SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8ardana-cinderbefore 8.0+git.1596129856.263f430-3.43.18.0+git.1596129856.263f430-3.43.1
SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8ardana-glancebefore 8.0+git.1593631779.76fa9b7-3.24.18.0+git.1593631779.76fa9b7-3.24.1
SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8ardana-mqbefore 8.0+git.1593618123.678c32b-3.26.18.0+git.1593618123.678c32b-3.26.1
SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8ardana-novabefore 8.0+git.1601298847.dd01585-3.42.18.0+git.1601298847.dd01585-3.42.1
SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8ardana-osconfigbefore 8.0+git.1595885113.93abcbc-3.49.18.0+git.1595885113.93abcbc-3.49.1

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Same product

redhat: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2014-4678The safe_eval function in Ansible before 1.6.4 does not properly restrict the code subset, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrar
    41Plan
  • CVE-2014-4657The safe_eval function in Ansible before 1.5.4 does not properly restrict the code subset, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrar
    40Plan
  • CVE-2014-4967Multiple argument injection vulnerabilities in Ansible before 1.6.7 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging access to
    40Plan

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2019-10206Nov 22, 2019 · ansible-playbook -k and ansible cli tools, all versions 2.8.x before 2.8.4, all 2.7.x before 2.7.13 and all 2.6.x before 2.6.19, prompt pass
    26Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2019-10217Nov 25, 2019 · A flaw was found in ansible 2.8.0 before 2.8.4.
    27Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2019-14864Jan 2, 2020 · Ansible, versions 2.9.x before 2.9.1, 2.8.x before 2.8.7 and Ansible versions 2.7.x before 2.7.15, is not respecting the flag no_log set it
    27Monitor

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
alpine:ansible2.8.6-r0 · Alpine:v3.10Package registry (OSV)
alpine:ansible-base2.8.6-r0 · Alpine:v3.13Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:ansible2.9.6-lp151.2.7.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.1Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:ansible-1010.6.0-1.1 · openSUSE:TumbleweedPackage registry (OSV)
opensuse:ansible-1111.11.0-1.1 · openSUSE:TumbleweedPackage registry (OSV)
opensuse:ansible-1212.2.0-1.1 · openSUSE:TumbleweedPackage registry (OSV)
opensuse:ansible-1313.7.0-1.1 · openSUSE:TumbleweedPackage registry (OSV)
opensuse:ansible-99.8.0-1.1 · openSUSE:TumbleweedPackage registry (OSV)
PyPI:ansible2.6.20Package registry (OSV)
PyPI:ansible2.7.14Package registry (OSV)
PyPI:ansible2.8.6Package registry (OSV)
red hat:ansible0:2.6.20-1.el7ae · Red Hat:ansible_engine:2.6::el7Package registry (OSV)
suse:ansible2.9.14-3.15.1 · SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8Package registry (OSV)
suse:ardana-ansible8.0+git.1596735237.54109b1-3.77.1 · SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8Package registry (OSV)
suse:ardana-cinder8.0+git.1596129856.263f430-3.43.1 · SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8Package registry (OSV)
suse:ardana-glance8.0+git.1593631779.76fa9b7-3.24.1 · SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8Package registry (OSV)
suse:ardana-mq8.0+git.1593618123.678c32b-3.26.1 · SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8Package registry (OSV)
suse:ardana-nova8.0+git.1601298847.dd01585-3.42.1 · SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8Package registry (OSV)
suse:ardana-osconfig8.0+git.1595885113.93abcbc-3.49.1 · SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8Package registry (OSV)
suse:documentation-hpe-helion-openstack-installation8.20201007-1.29.1 · SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8Package registry (OSV)
suse:documentation-hpe-helion-openstack-operations8.20201007-1.29.1 · SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8Package registry (OSV)
suse:documentation-hpe-helion-openstack-opsconsole8.20201007-1.29.1 · SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8Package registry (OSV)
suse:documentation-hpe-helion-openstack-planning8.20201007-1.29.1 · SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8Package registry (OSV)
suse:documentation-hpe-helion-openstack-security8.20201007-1.29.1 · SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8Package 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

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

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.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
none
Availability
none
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-287 · Improper Authentication

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

nvd-primary

Root cause

Authentication is added route by route instead of being enforced in one place. When a route added later bypasses the shared middleware, the session check never runs for it.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-287 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

ts
app.use("/admin", requireSession, adminRouter);
// Route added later skips the middlewareapp.post("/admin-api/config", updateConfig);

Fixed

ts
const admin = express.Router();admin.use(requireSession, requireRole("admin"));
admin.post("/config", updateConfig);app.use("/admin", admin);

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

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