CVE-2020-1738 PUBLISHED

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.

EPSS 0.14% · 33.7th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score
0.14%
33.7th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTSansible0, 1.4.3+dfsg-1, 1.4.4+dfsg-1
Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTSansible2.10.7+merged+base+2.10.8+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, 2.10.7+merged+base+2.10.8+dfsg-1, 0
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTSansible2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1, 2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.1, 2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.2
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTSansible2.5.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1, 0, 2.3.1.0+dfsg-2
Ubuntu:25.10ansible12.0.0~b1+dfsg-1, 12.0.0~a6+dfsg-1, 12.0.0~a4+dfsg-1
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTSansible2.8.6+dfsg-1, 2.8.3+dfsg-1, 0
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSansible9.2.0+dfsg-0ubuntu5, 9.2.0+dfsg-0ubuntu4, 7.7.0+dfsg-3

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