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CVE-2014-4678

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 5.20% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2020-02-20 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may be remotely exploitable.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links

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CVE
CVE-2014-4678
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
5.20%

Original NVD Description

The safe_eval function in Ansible before 1.6.4 does not properly restrict the code subset, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted instructions. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-4657.

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