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CVE-2020-14365

24
FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-14365 describes a critical flaw in Ansible Engine versions 2.8.x before 2.8.15 and 2.9.x before 2.9.13, specifically impacting the dnf module's package installation process. This vulnerability allows the installation of malicious packages with ignored GPG signatures, even when signature checks are enabled by default, affecting various Debian and Red Hat Ansible-related products. With a CVSS score of 7.1 (HIGH), the flaw presents a significant risk to system integrity and availability through local, low-complexity attacks that can lead to arbitrary code execution. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 2.8.0, <= 2.8.15CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 2.9.0, <= 2.9.13CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 3.6.0, <= 3.6.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_tower:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 3.7.0, <= 3.7.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_tower:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_tower:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.1HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.2
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.23%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
14.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0023 is in the 46th percentile among its peer group of 17,070 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (15)

pippatch availablevia ghsa
Product: ansibleFixed in: 2.9.13
pippatch availablevia ghsa
Product: ansibleFixed in: 2.8.15
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Ansible Engine 2.8 for RHEL 8Fixed in: ansible-0:2.8.15-1.el8ae
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Ansible Engine 2.9 for RHEL 7Fixed in: ansible-0:2.9.13-1.el7ae
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Ansible Engine 2.9 for RHEL 8Fixed in: ansible-0:2.9.13-1.el8ae
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Ansible Engine 2 for RHEL 8Fixed in: ansible-0:2.9.13-1.el8ae
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Ansible Engine 2 for RHEL 7Fixed in: ansible-0:2.9.13-1.el7ae
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Ansible Engine 2.8 for RHEL 7Fixed in: ansible-0:2.8.15-1.el7ae
View patch
redhatvendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Ansible Tower 3Fixed in: ansible
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Ceph Storage 2Fixed in: ansible
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Ceph Storage 3Fixed in: ansible
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton)Fixed in: ansible
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens)Fixed in: ansible
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Storage 3Fixed in: ansible

Vendor Advisories (2)

pipGHSA-m429-fhmv-c6q2medium

Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature in ansible

Apr 20, 2021
redhatCVE-2020-14365Important

ansible: dnf module install packages with no GPG signature

Aug 31, 2020

References

bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
debian.org / security/2021/dsa-4950
Third Party Advisory