CVE-2014-4658

Ansible Sensitive Files Are Locally Readable

5.5 MediumFix available

The vault subsystem in Ansible before 1.5.5 does not set the umask before creation or modification of a vault file, which allows local users to obtain sensitive key information by reading a file.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.42%Down 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

The vault subsystem in Ansible before 1.5.5 does not set the umask before creation or modification of a vault file, which allows local users to obtain sensitive key information by reading a file.

Record: CVE-2014-4658
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 2.1 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-200
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

The vault subsystem in Ansible before 1.5.5 does not set the umask before creation or modification of a vault file, which allows local users to obtain sensitive key information by reading a file.

Record: CVE-2014-4658
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2020-0012 No score

The vault subsystem in Ansible before 1.5.5 does not set the umask before creation or modification of a vault file, which allows local users to obtain sensitive key information by reading a file.

Record: EUVD-2020-0012
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5g4v-2pc6-4hh4 6.8

Ansible Sensitive Files Are Locally Readable

The vault subsystem in Ansible before 1.5.5 does not set the umask before creation or modification of a vault file, which allows local users to obtain sensitive key information by reading a file.

Record: GHSA-5g4v-2pc6-4hh4
CVSS 4.0: 6.8 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-200
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 5.5

The vault subsystem in Ansible before 1.5.5 does not set the umask before creation or modification of a vault file, which allows local users to obtain sensitive key information by reading a file.

Record: CVE-2014-4658
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2014-4658 5.5

The vault subsystem in Ansible before 1.5.5 does not set the umask before creation or modification of a vault file, which allows local users to obtain sensitive key information by reading a file.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2014-4658
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-5g4v-2pc6-4hh4 6.8

Ansible Sensitive Files Are Locally Readable

The vault subsystem in Ansible before 1.5.5 does not set the umask before creation or modification of a vault file, which allows local users to obtain sensitive key information by reading a file.

Record: GHSA-5g4v-2pc6-4hh4
CVSS 4.0: 6.8 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-200
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2014-4658 5.5

The vault subsystem in Ansible before 1.5.5 does not set the umask before creation or modification of a vault file, which allows local users to obtain sensitive key information by reading a file.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2014-4658
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVPYSEC-2020-200 No score

The vault subsystem in Ansible before 1.5.5 does not set the umask before creation or modification of a vault file, which allows local users to obtain sensitive key information by reading a file.

Record: PYSEC-2020-200
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

redhat ansible

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`ansible` PyPI	before 1.5.5	1.5.5
`ansible` Debian:12	before 1.5.5+dfsg-1	1.5.5+dfsg-1
`ansible` Debian:13	before 1.5.5+dfsg-1	1.5.5+dfsg-1
`ansible` Debian:14	before 1.5.5+dfsg-1	1.5.5+dfsg-1
`ansible` PyPI	before 1.5.5, plus listed versions 1.01.11.21.2.11.2.2 Show 17 moreShow less 1.2.31.3.01.3.11.3.21.3.31.3.41.41.4.11.4.21.4.31.4.41.4.51.51.5.11.5.21.5.31.5.4	1.5.5
`ansible` Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS	before 1.5.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm2, plus listed versions 1.1+dfsg-11.3.4+dfsg-11.4.0+dfsg-11.4.1+dfsg-11.4.3+dfsg-11.4.4+dfsg-11.5.4+dfsg-11.5.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1	1.5.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm2

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2014-4658 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Redhat Ansible, published February 20, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.42%, the 36th percentile. Fixed in ansible 1.5.5.

References

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