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CVE-2016-7070

HIGH · CVSS 8 EPSS 0.64%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2018-09-11 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.0. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2016-7070
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8
EPSS
0.64%

Original NVD Description

A privilege escalation flaw was found in the Ansible Tower. When Tower before 3.0.3 deploys a PostgreSQL database, it incorrectly configures the trust level of postgres user. An attacker could use this vulnerability to gain admin level access to the database.

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