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CVE-2016-8614 High

CVE-2016-8614

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.

Exploit probability 2.5%
Published July 31, 2018
Required by Not available
Last source change August 7, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

Unknown Unknown

18 explicit affected versions

PyPI ansible

63 explicit affected versions

PyPI ansible

63 explicit affected versions

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities GHSA-cmwx-9m2h-x7v4

A flaw was found in Ansible before version 2.2.0.0. 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.

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Open Source Vulnerabilities PYSEC-2018-37

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.

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Open Source Vulnerabilities CVE-2016-8614

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.

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05 / REFERENCES

Further evidence