CVE-2020-1753
lowpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.005 · 43 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A security flaw was found in Ansible Engine, all Ansible 2.7.x versions prior to 2.7.17, all Ansible 2.8.x versions prior to 2.8.11 and all Ansible 2.9.x versions prior to 2.9.7, when managing kubernetes using the k8s module. Sensitive parameters such as passwords and tokens are passed to kubectl from the command line, not using an environment variable or an input configuration file. This will disclose passwords and tokens from process list and no_log directive from debug module would not have any effect making these secrets being disclosed on stdout and log files.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 2.1–5.5
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affected products (45)
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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-86hp-cj9j-33vvInsertion of Sensitive Information into Log File, Invocation of Process Using Visible Sensitive Information, and Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Ansible2021-04-07ghsa · osvUS
A security flaw was found in Ansible Engine, all Ansible 2.7.x versions prior to 2.7.17, all Ansible 2.8.x versions prior to 2.8.11 and all Ansible 2.9.x versions prior to 2.9.7, when managing kubernetes using the k8s module. Sensitive parameters such as passwords and tokens are passed to kubectl from the command line, not using an environment variable or an input configuration file. This will disclose passwords and tokens from process list and no_log directive from debug module would not have any effect making these secrets being disclosed on stdout and log files.
- PYSEC-2020-2102020-03-16vendor · osvUS
A security flaw was found in Ansible Engine, all Ansible 2.7.x versions prior to 2.7.17, all Ansible 2.8.x versions prior to 2.8.11 and all Ansible 2.9.x versions prior to 2.9.7, when managing kubernetes using the k8s module. Sensitive parameters such as passwords and tokens are passed to kubectl from the command line, not using an environment variable or an input configuration file. This will disclose passwords and tokens from process list and no_log directive from debug module would not have any effect making these secrets being disclosed on stdout and log files.
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references (31)
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2020-1753cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1753cnnvd
- https://github.com/ansible-collections/kubernetes/pull/51cnnvd
- 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-2020-1753cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157356/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2020-1541-01.htmlcnnvd
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