VDB
GHSA-g4mq-6fp5-qwcf
GHSA-g4mq-6fp5-qwcf
PUBLISHED
CVSS 5 MEDIUM
Ansible vulnerable to Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere and Insecure Temporary File
Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published April 20, 2021
ansible is fixed in 2.9.7, 2.8.11 and 2.7.17 (PyPI)
Ansible vulnerable to Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere and Insecure Temporary File
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| ansible | PyPI | 2.9.7, 2.8.11, 2.7.17 |
Risk scores
CVSS 3.1
5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| PyPI | ansible | 2.8.0a1, 0, 2.9.0a1 |
| PyPI | ansible | 0, 2.8.0a1, 2.9.0a1 |
Timeline
- Apr 20, 2021 CVE Published
- Apr 18, 2026 Security Advisory
- Apr 29, 2026 Distribution Patch
Query this with the API
The same record, from the CLI:
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References
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/67791 url
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1733 url
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-11 url
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/8251d9f4c2bc82632ab992277fcd30ccbf87aa47 url
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WQVOQD4VAIXXTVQAJKTN7NUGTJFE2PCB url
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible package
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MRRYUU5ZBLPBXCYG6CFP35D64NP2UB2S url
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DKPA4KC3OJSUFASUYMG66HKJE7ADNGFW url
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/ecf99d5e1ff732a7777010facd6c98bb0994605e url
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00005.html url
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-g4mq-6fp5-qwcf advisory
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/80b9a0a25c5f75e84aefc8f2b293fb1933b154f2 url
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1733 advisory
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2020-5.yaml url
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4950 url