CVSS 3.1
5.5 mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NCVE-2014-4659
Ansible before 1.5.5 sets 0644 permissions for sources.list, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive credential information in opportunistic circumstances by reading a file that uses the "deb http://user:pass@server:port/" format.
Severity
- EPSS
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 30% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-522
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- redhat:ansible
Packages (OSV)
| Advisory | Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GHSA-6667-f46p-pg88 | PyPI | ansible | <1.5.5 | 1.5.5 |
| PYSEC-2020-201 | PyPI | ansible | <1.5.5 | 1.5.5 |