{"cve":"CVE-2014-4678","nvd":{"published":"2020-02-20T03:15:10.717","modified":"2026-06-17T00:10:26.733","status":"Modified","description":"The safe_eval function in Ansible before 1.6.4 does not properly restrict the code subset, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted instructions. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-4657.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":9.8},"cwes":["CWE-74"],"references":["https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/5429b85b9f6c2e640074176f36ff05fd5e4d1916","https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=ansible-announce/ieV1vZvcTXU/5Q93ThkY9rIJ","https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-4678","https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/26/30","https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/02/2"],"products":["debian:debian_linux","redhat:ansible"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:02:53.949909883+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2014-4678","score":0.0524,"percentile":0.9253,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-66c7-5pwv-mm3j","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-66c7-5pwv-mm3j","summary":"Ansible Code Injection Vulnerability","modified":"2024-09-10T22:31:14.077390Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"ansible","purl":"pkg:pypi/ansible","ranges":["<1.6.4"],"fixed":["1.6.4"]}]},{"id":"PYSEC-2020-203","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2020-203","summary":"","modified":"2026-06-10T17:00:06.824202445Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"ansible","purl":"pkg:pypi/ansible","ranges":["<1.6.4"],"fixed":["1.6.4"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}