CVE-2021-20191

Severity
5.5MEDIUM
EPSS
0.0%
top 88.78%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedMay 26
Latest updateJun 1

Description

A flaw was found in ansible. Credentials, such as secrets, are being disclosed in console log by default and not protected by no_log feature when using those modules. An attacker can take advantage of this information to steal those credentials. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality. Versions before ansible 2.9.18 are affected.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages11 packages

PyPIansible2.9.0a12.9.18rc1+2
NVDredhat/ansible2.9.02.9.18+2
Debianansible< 2.10.7-1+3
CVEListV5ansibleansible 2.9.18

🔴Vulnerability Details

4
OSV
Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File in ansible2021-06-01
GHSA
Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File in ansible2021-06-01
OSV
CVE-2021-20191: A flaw was found in ansible2021-05-26
CVEList
CVE-2021-20191: A flaw was found in ansible2021-05-26

📋Vendor Advisories

3
Microsoft
A flaw was found in ansible. Credentials such as secrets are being disclosed in console log by default and not protected by no_log feature when using those modules. An attacker can take advantage of t2021-05-11
Red Hat
ansible: multiple modules expose secured values2021-01-15
Debian
CVE-2021-20191: ansible - A flaw was found in ansible. Credentials, such as secrets, are being disclosed i...2021