CVE-2020-1740 describes a flaw in Ansible Engine's Ansible Vault when editing encrypted files, affecting versions 2.7.x, 2.8.x, and 2.9.x, including distributions like Debian, Fedora, and Red Hat. This vulnerability allows a local attacker to read sensitive data from temporary files created during the editing process due to insecure file handling. Rated Medium with a CVSS score of 4.7, it requires local access and high attack complexity, but could lead to a complete compromise of confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.7.17CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2.8.0, < 2.8.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2.9.0, < 2.9.7CPE 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:N
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.4 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.