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Vulnerability record · CVE-2018-16879 · published 3 January 2019

CVE-2018-16879: Redhat ansible tower missing encryption vulnerability

Redhat · Ansible Tower

Ansible Tower before version 3.3.3 does not set a secure channel as it is using the default insecure configuration channel settings for messaging celery workers from RabbitMQ. This could lead in data leak of sensitive information such as passwords as well as denial of service attacks by deleting projects or inventory files.

9.8 CVSS 3.1 Critical EPSS 1.1% · top 35.4% CWE-311 · Missing encryption
9.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 7.5
1.1%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Ansible Tower before version 3.3.3 does not set a secure channel as it is using the default insecure configuration channel settings for messaging celery workers from RabbitMQ. This could lead in data leak of sensitive information such as passwords as well as denial of service attacks by deleting projects or inventory files.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106310 Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16879 Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106310 Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16879 Issue TrackingVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2018-16879), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.