CVE-2018-1104
Ansible Tower through version 3.2.3 has a vulnerability that allows users only with access to define variables for a job template to execute arbitrary code on the Tower server.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.47%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Ansible Tower through version 3.2.3 has a vulnerability that allows users only with access to define variables for a job template to execute arbitrary code on the Tower server.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.47% probability · 84th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-94
- Affected
- redhat/ansible tower · redhat/cloudforms
- 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
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1328Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1972Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2018-1104Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1565862Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ansible.com/securityVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1328Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1972Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2018-1104Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1565862Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ansible.com/securityVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.