High severity8.0NVD Advisory· Published Sep 11, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-7070
CVE-2016-7070
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.
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References
2- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- docs.ansible.com/ansible-tower/3.0.3/html/upgrade-migration-guide/release_notes.htmlnvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
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