CVE-2019-14905 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2019-14905

A vulnerability was found in Ansible Engine versions 2.9.x before...

Vulnerability Description

A vulnerability was found in Ansible Engine versions 2.9.x before 2.9.3, 2.8.x before 2.8.8, 2.7.x before 2.7.16 and earlier, where in Ansible's nxos_file_copy module can be used to copy files to a flash or bootflash on NXOS devices. Malicious code could craft the filename parameter to perform OS command injections. This could result in a loss of confidentiality of the system among other issues.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Ansible
Vulnerable Versions:
2.9.x before 2.9.3, 2.8.x before 2.8.8, 2.7.x before 2.7.16, 2.7.x and earlier

Timeline

Official Publish: March 31st, 2020
Last Modified: August 5th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L

Weaknesses (CWE)