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CVE-2020-1746: debian debian_linux

CVSS: 5.0v3.1MediumModified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2020-1746GHSA-j2h6-73x8-22c4PYSEC-2020-13
Published 12-05-2020Last modified 04-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-1746 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 31.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
20/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.0/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.39%
0%100%
Low · -0.02 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 13 · Related 7
DSA-4950-1MGASA-2020-0217OPENSUSE-SU-2022:0081-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:14244-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:14536-1OPENSUSE-SU-2025:15605-1

Timeline

  1. 12-05-2020
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A flaw was found in the Ansible Engine affecting Ansible Engine versions 2.7.x before 2.7.17 and 2.8.x before 2.8.11 and 2.9.x before 2.9.7 as well as Ansible Tower before and including versions 3.4.5 and 3.5.5 and 3.6.3 when the ldap_attr and ldap_entry community modules are used. The issue discloses the LDAP bind password to stdout or a log file if a playbook task is written using the bind_pw in the parameters field. The highest threat from this vulnerability is data confidentiality.

CVSS metrics

8 scores · 6 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.39%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

32%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.02 pp

From 0.41% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.39%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Alpine2 products
  • ansible< 2.9.7-r0 | < 2.7.17-r0
  • ansible-base< 2.9.7-r0
Debian2 products
Redhat2 products
  • ansible_engine≥ 2.7.0, < 2.7.17 | ≥ 2.8.0, < 2.8.11 | ≥ 2.9.0, < 2.9.7
  • ansible_tower≥ 3.4.0, ≤ 3.4.5 | ≥ 3.5.0, ≤ 3.5.5 | ≥ 3.6.0, ≤ 3.6.3
PyPI1 product
  • ansible≥ 2.8.0a1, < 2.8.11 | ≥ 2.9.0a1, < 2.9.7 | ≥ 2.7.0a1, < 2.7.17 | ≥ 2.9.0, < 2.9.7
Red hat1 product
  • ansibleansible-engine versions 2.7.x before 2.7.17 | ansible-engine versions 2.8.x before 2.8.11 | ansible-engine versions 2.9.x before 2.9.7 | Ansible Tower <= 3.4.5 | Ansible Tower <= 3.5.5 | Ansible Tower <= 3.6.3
Ubuntu1 product
  • ansibleAll versions (No fix recorded)

6 vendors · 9 products

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