{"cve":"CVE-2016-7070","nvd":{"published":"2018-09-11T13:29:00.950","modified":"2026-06-17T00:52:32.227","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":8.0},"cwes":["CWE-264","CWE-266"],"references":["https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-7070","https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-tower/3.0.3/html/upgrade-migration-guide/release_notes.html","https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-7070","https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-tower/3.0.3/html/upgrade-migration-guide/release_notes.html"],"products":["redhat:ansible_tower"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:53:14.491561039+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2016-7070","score":0.00635,"percentile":0.50456,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"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."]}