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CVE-2014-2686

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-01-09 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-670

Description

Ansible prior to 1.5.4 mishandles the evaluation of some strings.

Affected products

• Red Hat Ansible: before 1.5.4 — fixed in 1.5.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Red Hat Ansible 1.5.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21searchin/ansible-project/1.5.4/ansible-project/MUQxiKwSQDc/id6aVaawVboJ
• https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21searchin/ansible-project/1.5.4/ansible-project/MUQxiKwSQDc/id6aVaawVboJ

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