CVE-2020-14365

7.1 HIGH 0.2% exploit odds Fix listed

What it is

A flaw was found in the Ansible Engine, in ansible-engine 2.8.x before 2.8.15 and ansible-engine 2.9.x before 2.9.13, when installing packages using the dnf module. GPG signatures are ignored during installation even when disable_gpg_check is set to False, which is the default behavior. This flaw leads to malicious packages being installed on the system and arbitrary code executed via package installation scripts. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to integrity and system availability.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of data tampering, service disruption.
Exploit odds: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

2020-09-23 13:15 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-17 02:54 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 0.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 7.1 HIGH (CVSS).
Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published: 2020-09-23 13:15 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-17 02:54 UTC
Exploit probability: 0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-347
Record status: Modified

Affected

Redhat Ansible Engine ≤ 2.8.15
Redhat Ansible Engine ≤ 2.9.13
Redhat Ansible Tower ≤ 3.6.5
Redhat Ansible Tower ≤ 3.7.2
Redhat Ansible Tower 3.0
Redhat Ceph Storage 2.0
Redhat Ceph Storage 3.0
Redhat Openstack Platform 10.0

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.1

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Raw vector

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

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Fix and advisories

References

NVD record · CVE.org record