CVE-2019-14905 HIGH

CVE-2019-14905

Vendor Red Hat
Product Ansible
Weakness CWE-20 · Input validation
Published March 31, 2020
Last update August 5, 2024

CVSS base score

7.3/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A vulnerability was found in Ansible Engine versions 2.9.x before 2.9.3, 2.8.x before 2.8.8, 2.7.x before 2.7.16 and earlier, where in Ansible's nxos_file_copy module can be used to copy files to a flash or bootflash on NXOS devices. Malicious code could craft the filename parameter to perform OS command injections. This could result in a loss of confidentiality of the system among other issues.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 31, 2020 CVE published
August 5, 2024 Record updated