Vulnerability record · CVE-2016-8647 · published 26 July 2018

CVE-2016-8647: Redhat ansible engine improper input validation vulnerability

Redhat · Ansible Engine

An input validation vulnerability was found in Ansible's mysql_user module before 2.2.1.0, which may fail to correctly change a password in certain circumstances. Thus the previous password would still be active when it should have been changed.

4.9 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 1.4% · top 27.8% CWE-20 · Improper input validation

4.9CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 4.0

1.4%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days

NoNot in CISA KEV

2Affected product versions listed by NVD

6References

17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

Ansible Engine Redhat

Virtualization Redhat

References

Link	Tags
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1685	Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8647	Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/pull/5388	Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1685	Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8647	Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/pull/5388	Third Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2016-8647), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-01). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.