CVE-2020-1733 is a race condition flaw in Ansible Engine versions 2.7.17 and prior, 2.8.9 and prior, and 2.9.6 and prior, affecting Debian, Fedora, and Red Hat. This vulnerability arises when a playbook is run with an unprivileged become user, allowing an attacker to potentially gain control of the become user by exploiting how temporary directories are created in /var/tmp. With a CVSS score of 5.0 (MEDIUM), this vulnerability has a local attack vector and high attack complexity, with low impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The potential impact involves an attacker gaining control of the become user. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is available. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, indicating low public attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.7.16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2.8.0, < 2.8.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2.9.0, <= 2.9.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 3.3.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_tower:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 3.3.5, <= 3.4.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_tower:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
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