CVE-2014-4659
Ansible sets unsafe permissions for sources.list
CVE-2014-4659 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 0.36%, the 30th percentile. Fixed in ansible 1.5.5.
Ansible before 1.5.5 sets 0644 permissions for sources.list, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive credential information in opportunistic circumstances by reading a file that uses the "deb http://user:pass@server:port/" format.
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
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Ansible before 1.5.5 sets 0644 permissions for sources.list, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive credential information in opportunistic circumstances by reading a file that uses the "deb http://user:pass@server:port/" format.
- Record
CVE-2014-4659- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Ansible before 1.5.5 sets 0644 permissions for sources.list, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive credential information in opportunistic circumstances by reading a file that uses the "deb http://user:pass@server:port/" format.
- Record
CVE-2014-4659- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-0013 No score
Ansible before 1.5.5 sets 0644 permissions for sources.list, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive credential information in opportunistic circumstances by reading a file that uses the "deb http://user:pass@server:port/" format.
- Record
EUVD-2020-0013- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6667-f46p-pg88
Ansible sets unsafe permissions for sources.list
Ansible before 1.5.5 sets 0644 permissions for sources.list, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive credential information in opportunistic circumstances by reading a file that uses the "deb http://user:pass@server:port/" format.
- Record
GHSA-6667-f46p-pg88- CVSS 4.0
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS: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 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Ansible before 1.5.5 sets 0644 permissions for sources.list, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive credential information in opportunistic circumstances by reading a file that uses the "deb http://user:pass@server:port/" format.
- Record
CVE-2014-4659- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2014-4659
Ansible before 1.5.5 sets 0644 permissions for sources.list, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive credential information in opportunistic circumstances by reading a file that uses the "deb http://user:pass@server:port/" format.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2014-4659- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-6667-f46p-pg88
Ansible sets unsafe permissions for sources.list
Ansible before 1.5.5 sets 0644 permissions for sources.list, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive credential information in opportunistic circumstances by reading a file that uses the "deb http://user:pass@server:port/" format.
- Record
GHSA-6667-f46p-pg88- CVSS 4.0
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS: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 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2020-201 No score
Ansible before 1.5.5 sets 0644 permissions for sources.list, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive credential information in opportunistic circumstances by reading a file that uses the "deb http://user:pass@server:port/" format.
- Record
PYSEC-2020-201- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
ansiblePyPI |
before 1.5.5 | 1.5.5 |
ansibleDebian:12 |
before 1.5.5+dfsg-1 | 1.5.5+dfsg-1 |
ansibleDebian:13 |
before 1.5.5+dfsg-1 | 1.5.5+dfsg-1 |
ansibleDebian:14 |
before 1.5.5+dfsg-1 | 1.5.5+dfsg-1 |
ansiblePyPI |
before 1.5.5, plus listed versions 1.01.11.21.2.11.2.2 Show 17 moreShow less1.2.31.3.01.3.11.3.21.3.31.3.41.41.4.11.4.21.4.31.4.41.4.51.51.5.11.5.21.5.31.5.4 |
1.5.5 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
References
github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/release1.5.5/CHANGELOG.md
securityfocus.com/bid/68234
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4659
web.archive.org/web/20200229060001/https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68234
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-4659