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CVE-2021-20228
CVE-2021-20228
PUBLISHED
A flaw was found in the Ansible Engine 2.9.18, where sensitive info is not masked by default and is not protected by the no_log feature when using the sub-option feature of the basic.py module. This flaw allows an attacker to obtain sensitive information. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.
EPSS 0.24% · 47.8th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.24%
47.8th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS | ansible | 1.9.2+dfsg-2, 1.9.4-1, 2.0.0.2-2 |
| Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS | ansible | 2.3.1.0+dfsg-2, *, * |
| Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS | ansible | 0, 2.10.7+merged+base+2.10.8+dfsg-1, 2.10.7+merged+base+2.10.8+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | ansible | 9.2.0+dfsg-0ubuntu4, 9.2.0+dfsg-0ubuntu5, * |
| Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS | ansible | 2.9.4+dfsg-1, 2.8.6+dfsg-1, 2.8.3+dfsg-1 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | ansible | *, *, 0 |
| Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS | ansible | 1.4.3+dfsg-1, 1.5.4+dfsg-1, 1.5.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
Timeline
- Feb 4, 2021 CVE Published
- Apr 30, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jul 3, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 8, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 9, 2021 EPSS Score
- Nov 5, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jan 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Apr 1, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 10, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 11, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 12, 2022 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-20228 third-party-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1925002 third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/73487 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-20228 third-party-advisory