{"id":"PYSEC-2020-199","details":"The safe_eval function in Ansible before 1.5.4 does not properly restrict the code subset, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted instructions.","aliases":["CVE-2014-4657","GHSA-qg47-5px9-32g7"],"modified":"2026-06-10T17:00:05.436495826Z","published":"2020-02-20T15:15:00Z","references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68232"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/release1.5.5/CHANGELOG.md"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qg47-5px9-32g7"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"ansible","ecosystem":"PyPI","purl":"pkg:pypi/ansible"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.5.4"}]}],"versions":["1.0","1.1","1.2","1.2.1","1.2.2","1.2.3","1.3.0","1.3.1","1.3.2","1.3.3","1.3.4","1.4","1.4.1","1.4.2","1.4.3","1.4.4","1.4.5","1.5","1.5.1","1.5.2","1.5.3"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/blob/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2020-199.yaml"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}