CVE-2016-8614
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.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.46%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.46% probability · 84th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-358, CWE-320
- Affected
- redhat/ansible
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 2.5% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94108Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8614Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/issues/5237Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/pull/5353Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/pull/5357Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94108Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8614Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/issues/5237Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/pull/5353Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/pull/5357Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.