CVE-2020-1735
lowpriority · track · 18EPSS 0.005 · 41 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A flaw was found in the Ansible Engine when the fetch module is used. An attacker could intercept the module, inject a new path, and then choose a new destination path on the controller node. All versions in 2.7.x, 2.8.x and 2.9.x branches are believed to be vulnerable.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.6–4.6
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affected products (46)
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advisories (3)
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- WID-SEC-W-2023-2478Ansible: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2020-03-16csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Ansible ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen und Informationen offenzulegen
- GHSA-gfr2-qpxh-qj9mPath Traversal in Ansible2021-04-07ghsa · osvUS
A flaw was found in the Ansible Engine when the fetch module is used. An attacker could intercept the module, inject a new path, and then choose a new destination path on the controller node. All versions in 2.7.x, 2.8.x and 2.9.x branches are believed to be vulnerable.
- PYSEC-2020-72020-03-16vendor · osvUS
A flaw was found in the Ansible Engine when the fetch module is used. An attacker could intercept the module, inject a new path, and then choose a new destination path on the controller node. All versions in 2.7.x, 2.8.x and 2.9.x branches are believed to be vulnerable.
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references (29)
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2020-1735cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1735cnnvd
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/67793cnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DKPA4KC3OJSUFASUYMG66HKJE7ADNGFW/cnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MRRYUU5ZBLPBXCYG6CFP35D64NP2UB2S/cnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WQVOQD4VAIXXTVQAJKTN7NUGTJFE2PCB/cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1735cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157357/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2020-1543-01.htmlcnnvd
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