01 Record

CVE-2019-14905

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

HighPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat

CNA base score7.3 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L

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02 Description

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

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation: Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision: Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability: 0.71% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile: Equal to or higher than the score of 53.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score: 5.6 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
NVD analysis status: Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity: Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published

2020-03-31 16:20Z6 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-05 00:34Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2019-08-10

Assigning CNA

redhat

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.3)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
CWE-73External Control of File Name or PathBase
CWE-668Exposure of Resource to Wrong SphereClass
CWE-88Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')Base

Data version

5.1

Document digest

f8ff597aa77386dfdb000b747491ec66594088cd84afed537a537491395749cf

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms

Red HatAnsible2.9.x before 2.9.3, 2.8.x before 2.8.8, 2.7.x before 2.7.16, 2.7.x and earlier—

06 References

bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14905x_refsource_CONFIRM
access.redhat.comRHSA-2020:0218https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0218vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
access.redhat.comRHSA-2020:0216https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0216vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2020-2bed89517fhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5BNCYPQ4BY5QHBCJOAOPANB5FHATW2BR/vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2020:0513http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00021.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2020:0523http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00026.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE

07 Fixed in

Debian 12

ansible
Fixed in 2.9.4+dfsg-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

ansible
Fixed in 2.9.4+dfsg-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

ansible
Fixed in 2.9.4+dfsg-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS

ansible
No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.