CVE-2020-25635
lowpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.003 · 24 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-24
A flaw was found in Ansible Base when using the aws_ssm connection plugin as garbage collector is not happening after playbook run is completed. Files would remain in the bucket exposing the data. This issue affects directly data confidentiality.
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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 (3)
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advisories (2)
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- GHSA-f556-49jc-4rvcAnsible does not collect garbage after playbook run2025-10-31ghsa · osvUS
A flaw was found in Ansible Base when using the aws_ssm connection plugin as its garbage collector is not happening after the playbook run is completed. Files would remain in the bucket exposing the data. This issue directly affects data confidentiality.
- PYSEC-2020-2202020-10-05vendor · osvUS
A flaw was found in Ansible Base when using the aws_ssm connection plugin as garbage collector is not happening after playbook run is completed. Files would remain in the bucket exposing the data. This issue affects directly data confidentiality.
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references (8)
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- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-25635cnnvd
- https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/issues/222cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-25635cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Ansible-Base-information-disclosure-via-SSM-Connection-Plugin-33487cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-25635enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/issues/222enisa_euvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-25635Issue TrackingVendor Advisorynvd
- https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/issues/222Third Party Advisorynvd
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