CVE catalog
CVE-2014-4966
ansible: CVE-2014-4966
- Severity
- Critical · CVSS 9.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 3.55% · Oct 25, 2026
Ansible before 1.6.7 does not prevent inventory data with "{{" and "lookup" substrings, and does not prevent remote data with "{{" substrings, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) crafted lookup('pipe') calls or (2) crafted Jinja2 data.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | ansible | sid | 14.4.0+dfsg-1 | fixed |
| Debian | ansible | forky | 14.0.0+dfsg-1 | fixed |
| Debian | ansible | trixie | 12.0.0+dfsg-0+deb13u1 | fixed |
| Debian | ansible | bookworm | 7.7.0+dfsg-3+deb12u1 | fixed |
| Opensuse | ansible-13 | tumbleweed | 13.7.0-1.1 | fixed |
| Opensuse | ansible-11 | tumbleweed | 11.11.0-1.1 | fixed |
| Opensuse | ansible-12 | tumbleweed | 12.2.0-1.1 | fixed |
| Opensuse | ansible | tumbleweed | 2.2.0.0-1.1 | fixed |
| Opensuse | ansible-10 | tumbleweed | 10.6.0-1.1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | ansible | pro | 1.1+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ansible | pro | 1.3.4+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ansible | pro | 1.4.0+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ansible | pro | 1.4.1+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ansible | pro | 1.4.3+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ansible | pro | 1.4.4+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ansible | pro | 1.5.4+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ansible | pro | 1.5.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ansible | pro | 1.5.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | fixed |
| Opensuse | ansible-9 | tumbleweed | 9.8.0-1.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | ansible | source | sid | 1.6.8+dfsg-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | ansible | source | forky | 1.6.8+dfsg-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | ansible | source | trixie | 1.6.8+dfsg-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | ansible | source | bookworm | 1.6.8+dfsg-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Opensuse | ansible-13 | rpm | tumbleweed | 13.7.0-1.1 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:10944-1 | Not reported |
| Opensuse | ansible-11 | rpm | tumbleweed | 11.11.0-1.1 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2025:15605-1 | Not reported |
| Opensuse | ansible-12 | rpm | tumbleweed | 12.2.0-1.1 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2025:15753-1 | Not reported |
| Opensuse | ansible | rpm | tumbleweed | 2.2.0.0-1.1 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10326-1 | Not reported |
| Opensuse | ansible-10 | rpm | tumbleweed | 10.6.0-1.1 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2024:14536-1 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | ansible | deb | pro | 1.5.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2014-4966 | Not reported |
| Opensuse | ansible-9 | rpm | tumbleweed | 9.8.0-1.1 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2024:14244-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [ansible]Fixed
Details (2)
7.7.0+dfsg-3+deb12u1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.6.8+dfsg-1dsa · ansible · debian · bookworm; dsa · ansible · debian · 12
7.7.0+dfsg-3+deb12u1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.6.8+dfsg-1dsa · ansible · debian · bookworm; dsa · ansible · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [ansible]Fixed
Details (2)
12.0.0+dfsg-0+deb13u1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.6.8+dfsg-1dsa · ansible · debian · 13
12.0.0+dfsg-0+deb13u1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.6.8+dfsg-1dsa · ansible · debian · 13
[openSUSE Tumbleweed]
- [ansible]Fixed
Source package: [ansible]
Details (1)
14.3.1-1.1· noarch · tumbleweedFixed · Fixed:
2.2.0.0-1.1dsa · ansible · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [ansible-11]Fixed
Source package: [ansible-11]
Details (1)
11.13.0-1.3· noarch · tumbleweedFixed · Fixed:
11.11.0-1.1dsa · ansible-11 · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [ansible-12]Fixed
Source package: [ansible-12]
Details (1)
12.3.0-1.3· noarch · tumbleweedFixed · Fixed:
12.2.0-1.1dsa · ansible-12 · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [ansible-13]Fixed
Source package: [ansible-13]
Details (1)
13.8.0-1.2· noarch · tumbleweedFixed · Fixed:
13.7.0-1.1dsa · ansible-13 · opensuse · tumbleweed
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/opensuse-su-2024_10326-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-4966]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-4966]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:10326-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:14244-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:14536-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2025:15605-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2025:15753-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2026:10944-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-4966]
[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]