CVE-2020-1738
LOW3.9EPSS 0.21%Argument Injection in Ansible
Published: 2/9/2022Modified: 4/28/2026
Description
A flaw was found in Ansible Engine when the module package or service is used and the parameter 'use' is not specified. If a previous task is executed with a malicious user, the module sent can be selected by the attacker using the ansible facts file. All versions in 2.7.x, 2.8.x and 2.9.x branches are believed to be vulnerable.
Affected packages (3)
- Debian/ansiblefrom 0
- PyPI/ansiblefrom 0, <= 2.7.16
- PyPI/ansiblefrom 0, < 2.7.17, >= 2.8.0, < 2.8.9, >= 2.9.0, < 2.9.6
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 4.0 | — | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:L |
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | LOW3.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L |
References (9)
- ADVISORYhttps://github.com/advisories/GHSA-f85h-23mf-2fwh
- ADVISORYhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1738
- ADVISORYhttps://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-1738
- PATCHhttps://github.com/ansible/ansible
- WEBhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1738
- WEBhttps://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/67796
- WEBhttps://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/67808
- WEBhttps://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2020-10.yaml
- WEBhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-11