Information disclosure in Red Hat Ansible
Priority LOW 18CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 9 fixed, 5 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
A flaw was found in Ansible 2.7.16 and prior, 2.8.8 and prior, and 2.9.5 and prior when a password is set with the argument "password" of svn module, it is used on svn command line, disclosing to other users within the same node. An attacker could take advantage by reading the cmdline file from that particular PID on the procfs.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00358 29th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial ansible (PyPI): 2.7.17, 2.8.11, 2.9.7Red Hat: 4 advisoriesRed Hat: 9 fixed, 5 without a fix
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Ansible | up to 2.7.16; up to 2.8.8; up to 2.9.5 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | ansible (PyPI) | before 2.7.17 | 2.7.17 | Patch available | GHSA-923p-fr2c-g5m2 |
| — | ansible (PyPI) | 2.8.0a1 to before 2.8.11 | 2.8.11 | Patch available | GHSA-923p-fr2c-g5m2 |
| — | ansible (PyPI) | 2.9.0a1 to before 2.9.7 | 2.9.7 | Patch available | GHSA-923p-fr2c-g5m2 |
- Ansible VendorRed Hat Affected up to 2.7.16; up to 2.8.8; up to 2.9.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- ansible (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 2.7.17 Fixed in 2.7.17 Patch available GHSA-923p-fr2c-g5m2
- ansible (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 2.8.0a1 to before 2.8.11 Fixed in 2.8.11 Patch available GHSA-923p-fr2c-g5m2
- ansible (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 2.9.0a1 to before 2.9.7 Fixed in 2.9.7 Patch available GHSA-923p-fr2c-g5m2
CPE configurations NVD · 9
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.7.16; 2.8.0 – 2.8.8; 2.9.0 – 2.9.5 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_tower:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 3.3.4; 3.4.0 – 3.4.5; 3.5.0 – 3.5.5; 3.6.0 – 3.6.3 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cloudforms_management_engine:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 13 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 30 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 31 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 32 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.7.16; 2.8.0 – 2.8.8; 2.9.0 – 2.9.5 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_tower:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.3.4; 3.4.0 – 3.4.5; 3.5.0 – 3.5.5; 3.6.0 – 3.6.3 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cloudforms_management_engine:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 30 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 31 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 32 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-923p-fr2c-g5m2 ansible (PyPI) Fixed in 2.7.17 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-923p-fr2c-g5m2 ansible (PyPI) Fixed in 2.8.11 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-923p-fr2c-g5m2 ansible (PyPI) Fixed in 2.9.7 Advisory →
Red Hat 4 advisories
- RHSA-2020:1543 Released 2020-04-22 · Red Hat rating ImportantAnsible security and bug fix update (2.8.11)
- Red Hat Ansible Engine 2.8 for RHEL 7 Server ansible-2.8.11-1.el7ae
- Red Hat Ansible Engine 2.8 for RHEL 8 ansible-2.8.11-1.el8ae
- RHSA-2020:1544 Released 2020-04-22 · Red Hat rating ImportantAnsible security and bug fix update (2.7.17)
- Red Hat Ansible Engine 2.7 for RHEL 7 Server ansible-2.7.17-1.el7ae
- RHSA-2020:1542 Released 2020-04-22 · Red Hat rating ImportantAnsible security and bug fix update (2.9.7)
- Red Hat Ansible Engine 2 for RHEL 7 ansible-2.9.7-1.el7ae, ansible-test-2.9.7-1.el7ae
- Red Hat Ansible Engine 2 for RHEL 8 ansible-2.9.7-1.el8ae, ansible-test-2.9.7-1.el8ae
Show 1 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2020:1541 Released 2020-04-22 · Red Hat rating ImportantAnsible security and bug fix update (2.9.7)
- Red Hat Ansible Engine 2.9 for RHEL 7 Server ansible-2.9.7-1.el7ae, ansible-test-2.9.7-1.el7ae
- Red Hat Ansible Engine 2.9 for RHEL 8 ansible-2.9.7-1.el8ae, ansible-test-2.9.7-1.el8ae
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Red Hat Ansible — FEDORA-2020-a3f12bcff4
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2020-01681 Path traversal in Red Hat AnsiblePriority LOW 34
- Advisory ·
Red Hat Ansible — FEDORA-2020-0cab7041f7
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2020-01681 Path traversal in Red Hat AnsiblePriority LOW 34
Show 1 more group
- Advisory ·
Red Hat Ansible — FEDORA-2020-87f5e1e829
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2020-01681 Path traversal in Red Hat AnsiblePriority LOW 34
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Ceph Storage 2 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Ceph Storage 3 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton) | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens) | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Storage 3 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Ansible Engine 2 for RHEL 7 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:1542 |
| Red Hat Ansible Engine 2 for RHEL 8 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:1542 |
| Red Hat Ansible Engine 2.7 for RHEL 7 Server | Fixed | RHSA-2020:1544 |
| Red Hat Ansible Engine 2.8 for RHEL 7 Server | Fixed | RHSA-2020:1543 |
| Red Hat Ansible Engine 2.8 for RHEL 8 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:1543 |
| Red Hat Ansible Engine 2.9 for RHEL 7 Server | Fixed | RHSA-2020:1541 |
| Red Hat Ansible Engine 2.9 for RHEL 8 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:1541 |
| Red Hat Ansible Tower 3.4 for RHEL 7 Server | Fixed | — |
| Red Hat Ansible Tower 3.5 for RHEL 7 Server | Fixed | — |
Not affected: 1 product
- CloudForms Management Engine 5
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-1739
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-923p-fr2c-g5m2
References
Advisory 8
Other 11
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/68911
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/68912
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/68913
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/1a89d4f059c21a818306a39ada7f5284ae125237
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/6c74a298702c8bb5532b9600073312e08f39680f
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/c6c4fbf4a1fdea1e10ba94462a60c413990a16a4
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/U3IMV3XEIUXL6S4KPLYYM4TVJQ2VNEP2
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/QT27K5ZRGDPCH7GT3DRI3LO4IVDVQUB7
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/FWDK3QUVBULS3Q3PQTGEKUQYPSNOU5M3
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2020-11.yaml
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible
More Red Hat Ansible vulnerabilities
- TI-2016-07808 Improper input validation in Ansible CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2014-03853 Injection in Ansible CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2014-03839 The safe_eval function in Ansible before 1.5.4 does not properly restrict the code… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-05191 Sensitive information in log files in Red Hat ansible CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2014-04077 Multiple argument injection vulnerabilities in Ansible before 1.6.7 allow remote… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2014-04076 Ansible before 1.6.7 does not prevent inventory data with "{{" and "lookup" substrings… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2020-1739 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-1739 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-923p-fr2c-g5m2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2020-1739 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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