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Vulnerability details: VCID-ukq8-xewq-n7b6
Vulnerability ID VCID-ukq8-xewq-n7b6
Aliases CVE-2020-1738
GHSA-f85h-23mf-2fwh
PYSEC-2020-10
Summary 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.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 3.5
Risk 1.8
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-88 Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
cvssv3 3.9 https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2020-1738.json
epss 0.00103 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-1738
epss 0.00103 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-1738
epss 0.00103 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-1738
epss 0.00103 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-1738
epss 0.00103 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-1738
epss 0.00103 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-1738
epss 0.00103 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-1738
epss 0.00103 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-1738
epss 0.00103 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-1738
epss 0.00103 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-1738
epss 0.00103 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-1738
epss 0.00103 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-1738
epss 0.00103 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-1738
epss 0.00103 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-1738
epss 0.00103 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-1738
epss 0.00106 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-1738
epss 0.00106 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-1738
epss 0.00106 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-1738
epss 0.00106 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-1738
epss 0.00139 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-1738
epss 0.00139 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-1738
epss 0.00139 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-1738
epss 0.00139 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-1738
epss 0.00139 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-1738
epss 0.00139 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-1738
epss 0.00139 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-1738
epss 0.00139 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-1738
epss 0.00139 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-1738
epss 0.00139 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-1738
cvssv3.1 3.9 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1738
generic_textual LOW https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1738
cvssv3.1 5 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv3.1 3.9 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-f85h-23mf-2fwh
cvssv3.1_qr LOW https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-f85h-23mf-2fwh
generic_textual LOW https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-f85h-23mf-2fwh
cvssv3.1 3.9 https://github.com/ansible/ansible
generic_textual LOW https://github.com/ansible/ansible
cvssv3.1 3.9 https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/67796
generic_textual LOW https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/67796
cvssv3.1 3.9 https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/67808
generic_textual LOW https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/67808
cvssv3.1 3.9 https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2020-10.yaml
generic_textual LOW https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2020-10.yaml
cvssv2 2.6 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1738
cvssv3.1 3.9 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1738
generic_textual LOW https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1738
cvssv3.1 3.9 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-11
generic_textual LOW https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-11
Reference id Reference type URL
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2020-1738.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-1738
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1738
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-1738
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-f85h-23mf-2fwh
https://github.com/ansible/ansible
https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/67796
https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/67808
https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2020-10.yaml
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1738
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-11
1802164 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1802164
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_tower:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_tower:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cloudforms_management_engine:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cloudforms_management_engine:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L Found at https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2020-1738.json
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L Found at https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1738
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L Found at https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L Found at https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-f85h-23mf-2fwh
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L Found at https://github.com/ansible/ansible
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L Found at https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/67796
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L Found at https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/67808
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L Found at https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2020-10.yaml
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1738
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1738
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L Found at https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-11
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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.29007
EPSS Score 0.00103
Published At July 30, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2025-07-31T08:08:31.487146+00:00 Pypa Importer Import https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/blob/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2020-10.yaml 37.0.0