CVE-2021-20228

moderate-risk
Published 2021-04-29

A flaw was found in the Ansible Engine 2.9.18, where sensitive info is not masked by default and is not protected by the no_log feature when using the sub-option feature of the basic.py module. This flaw allows an attacker to obtain sensitive information. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.

Do I need to act?

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0.15% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.5/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (6)

Affected Vendors

Debian Redhat

References (6)

Issue Tracking https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1925002
Patch https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/73487
Third Party Advisory https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4950
Issue Tracking https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1925002
Patch https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/73487
Third Party Advisory https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4950
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 26/34 · High
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 13/34 · Low