CVE-2016-8614

PoC ×2—

CVSS 3.0

7.5 high

EPSS

2%p84

Published

Jul 31, 2018 (Jul 31, 2018)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in Ansible before version 2.2.0. The apt_key module does not properly verify key fingerprints, allowing remote adversary to create an OpenPGP key which matches the short key ID and inject this key instead of the correct key.

Vendors: redhat
Products: ansible
Weakness: CWE-358, CWE-320
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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