CVE-2016-7070
HIGH
8
CVSS Score
Published: September 11, 2018 at 01:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:52 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAnsible Tower
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Severity
HIGH8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
Description
A privilege escalation flaw was found in the Ansible Tower. When Tower before 3.0.3 deploys a PostgreSQL database, it incorrectly configures the trust level of postgres user. An attacker could use this vulnerability to gain admin level access to the database.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
95%
v < 3.0.33.0.3
Affected range stops below 3.0.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (2)
x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-7070x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-tower/3.0.3/html/upgrade-migration-guide/release_notes.htmlCVSS
8HIGHredhat
- Attack Vector
- ADJACENT_NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-266CWE-264
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