Ansible Tower (aka Ansible UI) before 2.0.5 allows remote organization administrators to…
Priority LOW 38CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
Ansible Tower (aka Ansible UI) before 2.0.5 allows remote organization administrators to gain privileges by creating a superuser account.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.06145 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 4 exploit referencesTagged by NVD and the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-1481
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mv5f-9r7g-hr97
References
Exploit 4
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129944/Ansible-Tower-2.0.2-XSS-Privilege-Escalation-Authentication-Missing.html
- 20150113 SEC Consult SA-20150113-1 :: Privilege Escalation & XSS & Missing Authentication in Ansible Tower
- https://www.sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20150113-1_Ansible-Tower_multiple-vulnerabilities_v10.txt
- 35786
More Ansible Tower vulnerabilities
- TI-2015-01343 Ansible Tower (aka Ansible UI) before 2.0.5 allows remote attackers to bypass… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2015-01245 Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Ansible Tower (aka Ansible UI)… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2015-1481 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-1481 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mv5f-9r7g-hr97 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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