CVE-2020-1753 is a medium-severity information disclosure vulnerability affecting Ansible Engine versions 2.7.x prior to 2.7.17, 2.8.x prior to 2.8.11, and 2.9.x prior to 2.9.7 when managing Kubernetes with the k8s module. This flaw causes sensitive parameters like passwords and tokens to be passed via the command line to kubectl, making them visible in process lists and log files, bypassing no_log directives. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM) with a local attack vector and low attack complexity, leading to high confidentiality impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.7.18CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2.8.0, < 2.8.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2.9.0, < 2.9.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 3.3.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_tower:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 3.4.0, <= 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:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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