BREW-ANSIBLE-CVE-2014-4678 (PYSEC-2020-203)
Vulnerability from osv_homebrew – Published: 2026-08-13 16:35 – Updated: 2026-09-10 18:51 – Source website
VLAI
Details
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.
References
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{
"ecosystem_specific": {
"fix": "bump",
"range_state": "fixed",
"upstream_fixed_in": "1.6.4"
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Homebrew",
"name": "ansible",
"purl": "pkg:brew/ansible"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "14.3.0"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"database_specific": {
"confidence": "high",
"source": "matched",
"strategy": "git",
"upstream_evidence": [
{
"ecosystem": "GIT",
"key": "https://github.com/ansible/ansible",
"name": "https://github.com/ansible/ansible",
"strategy": "git",
"subject_version": "14.4.0"
},
{
"ecosystem": "PyPI",
"key": "pkg:pypi/ansible@14.4.0",
"name": "ansible",
"strategy": "registry",
"subject_version": "14.4.0"
},
{
"ecosystem": "Debian",
"key": "Debian/ansible",
"name": "ansible",
"strategy": "distro"
},
{
"ecosystem": "GIT",
"key": "upstream:https://github.com/ansible/ansible",
"name": "https://github.com/ansible/ansible",
"strategy": "distro",
"subject_version": "14.4.0"
},
{
"ecosystem": "PyPI",
"key": "upstream:pkg:pypi/ansible@14.4.0",
"name": "ansible",
"strategy": "distro",
"subject_version": "14.4.0"
},
{
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu",
"key": "Ubuntu/ansible",
"name": "ansible",
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}
]
},
"details": "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.",
"id": "BREW-ansible-CVE-2014-4678",
"modified": "2026-09-10T18:51:05Z",
"published": "2026-08-13T16:35:22Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/freebsd-vid-2c493ac8-205e-11e5-a4a5-002590263bf5"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/gentoo-linux-cve-2014-4678"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/02/2"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-4678"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/26/30"
},
{
"type": "FIX",
"url": "https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/5429b85b9f6c2e640074176f36ff05fd5e4d1916"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=ansible-announce/ieV1vZvcTXU/5Q93ThkY9rIJ"
},
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-66c7-5pwv-mm3j"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.7.3",
"upstream": [
"PYSEC-2020-203",
"CVE-2014-4678",
"GHSA-66c7-5pwv-mm3j"
]
}
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