CVE-2020-1738

LOW

Ansible Engine - Code Injection

Title source: llm

Description

A flaw was found in Ansible Engine when the module package or service is used and the parameter 'use' is not specified. If a previous task is executed with a malicious user, the module sent can be selected by the attacker using the ansible facts file. All versions in 2.7.x, 2.8.x and 2.9.x branches are believed to be vulnerable.

Scores

CVSS v3 3.9
EPSS 0.0014
EPSS Percentile 33.6%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L

Classification

CWE
CWE-88
Status published

Affected Products (5)

redhat/ansible < 2.7.16
redhat/ansible_tower < 3.3.4
redhat/cloudforms_management_engine
redhat/openstack
pypi/ansible PyPI

Timeline

Published Mar 16, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026