{"cve":"CVE-2016-8614","nvd":{"published":"2018-07-31T21:29:00.210","modified":"2026-06-17T00:54:36.413","status":"Modified","description":"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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N","score":7.5},"cwes":["CWE-320","CWE-358"],"references":["http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94108","https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8614","https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/issues/5237","https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/pull/5353","https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/pull/5357"],"products":["redhat:ansible"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:52:03.425131697+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2016-8614","score":0.02458,"percentile":0.84439,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-cmwx-9m2h-x7v4","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-cmwx-9m2h-x7v4","summary":"Ansible apt_key module does not properly verify key fingerprint","modified":"2024-09-03T21:55:51.426752Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"ansible","purl":"pkg:pypi/ansible","ranges":["<2.2.0.0"],"fixed":["2.2.0.0"]}]},{"id":"PYSEC-2018-37","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2018-37","summary":"","modified":"2023-11-08T03:58:36.280847Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"ansible","purl":"pkg:pypi/ansible","ranges":["<2.2.0.0"],"fixed":["2.2.0.0"]}]}],"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."]}