Improper output encoding in Ansible Community Community Collections
Priority LOW 36CWE-117Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
A flaw was found in Ansible Collection community.crypto. openssl_privatekey_info exposes private key in logs. This directly impacts confidentiality
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01419 72nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ansible Community | Community Collections | from 1.0.0 to 1.2.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Community Collections VendorAnsible Community Affected from 1.0.0 to 1.2.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ansible_collections_project:community.crypto:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Ansible Collections Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:ansible_collections_project:community.crypto:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Ansible Collections Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-25646
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-92hf-4chr-8hrf
References
Sources
- CVE-2020-25646 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-25646 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-92hf-4chr-8hrf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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