CVE-2021-20191
Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File in ansible
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.02%
Description
A flaw was found in ansible. Credentials, such as secrets, are being disclosed in console log by default and not protected by no_log feature when using those modules. An attacker can take advantage of this information to steal those credentials. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality. Versions before ansible 2.9.18 are affected.
How to fix CVE-2021-20191
To remediate CVE-2021-20191, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 2.8.19-r0 or later
- —upgrade to 2.10.7-1 or later
- —upgrade to 2.9.18rc1 or later
- —upgrade to 2.8.19 or later
Is CVE-2021-20191 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (4)
- from 0, < 2.8.19-r0
- from 0, < 2.10.7-1
- >= 2.9.0a1, < 2.9.18rc1
- from 0, < 2.8.19, >= 2.9.0, < 2.9.18, >= 2.10.0, < 2.10.7
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |