CVE-2014-4658
lowpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.004 · 36 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
The vault subsystem in Ansible before 1.5.5 does not set the umask before creation or modification of a vault file, which allows local users to obtain sensitive key information by reading a file.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 2.1–5.5
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affected products (3)
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advisories (2)
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- GHSA-5g4v-2pc6-4hh4Ansible Sensitive Files Are Locally Readable2022-05-17ghsa · osvUS
The vault subsystem in Ansible before 1.5.5 does not set the umask before creation or modification of a vault file, which allows local users to obtain sensitive key information by reading a file.
- PYSEC-2020-2002020-02-20vendor · osvUS
The vault subsystem in Ansible before 1.5.5 does not set the umask before creation or modification of a vault file, which allows local users to obtain sensitive key information by reading a file.
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references (8)
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- http://www.ansible.cn/Patchcnnvd
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/release1.5.5/CHANGELOG.mdcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4658cnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68233cnnvd
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/release1.5.5/CHANGELOG.mdenisa_euvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68233enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/release1.5.5/CHANGELOG.mdRelease Notesnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68233Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
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