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TI-2020-11201 Aliases CVE-2020-14330GHSA-785x-qw4v-6872

Sensitive information in log files in Red Hat Ansible

Priority LOW 26CWE-532Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 2 fixed, 6 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-532.

Summary

An Improper Output Neutralization for Logs flaw was found in Ansible when using the uri module, where sensitive data is exposed to content and json output. This flaw allows an attacker to access the logs or outputs of performed tasks to read keys used in playbooks from other users within the uri module. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00573 47th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial ansible (PyPI): 2.10.0Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 2 fixed, 6 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Red HatAnsible2.10.0—No fix listedCNA
—ansible (PyPI)before 2.10.02.10.0Patch availableGHSA-785x-qw4v-6872
  • Ansible VendorRed Hat Affected 2.10.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • ansible (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 2.10.0 Fixed in 2.10.0 Patch available GHSA-785x-qw4v-6872

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2.9.12VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.9.12 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-785x-qw4v-6872 ansible (PyPI) Fixed in 2.10.0 Advisory →

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2020:3600 Released 2020-09-01 · Red Hat rating Important
    Ansible security and bug fix update (2.8.15)
    • Red Hat Ansible Engine 2.8 for RHEL 7 Server ansible-2.8.15-1.el7ae
    • Red Hat Ansible Engine 2.8 for RHEL 8 ansible-2.8.15-1.el8ae

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Ansible Tower 3AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Ceph Storage 2AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Ceph Storage 3AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton)AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens)AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Storage 3AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Ansible Engine 2.8 for RHEL 7 ServerFixed RHSA-2020:3600
Red Hat Ansible Engine 2.8 for RHEL 8Fixed RHSA-2020:3600

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-14330
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-785x-qw4v-6872

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 4

Other 4

  • TI-2018-05593 transport.py in the SSH server implementation of Paramiko before 1.17.6, 1.18.x before… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-05127 Improper input validation in [UNKNOWN] ansible CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-03523 Information disclosure in ansible CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2019-11051 Sensitive information in log files in Red Hat Ansible CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2018-07689 Untrusted search path in [UNKNOWN] ansible CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2018-07688 Untrusted search path in [UNKNOWN] ansible CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
See all 24 →

Sources

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