CVE-2020-1753: debian debian_linux
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2020-1753 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 42.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 12 · Related 8Timeline
- 16-03-2020PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A security flaw was found in Ansible Engine, all Ansible 2.7.x versions prior to 2.7.17, all Ansible 2.8.x versions prior to 2.8.11 and all Ansible 2.9.x versions prior to 2.9.7, when managing kubernetes using the k8s module. Sensitive parameters such as passwords and tokens are passed to kubectl from the command line, not using an environment variable or an input configuration file. This will disclose passwords and tokens from process list and no_log directive from debug module would not have any effect making these secrets being disclosed on stdout and log files.
CVSS metrics
8 scores · 6 sources · 3 versions- CVE.orgCNA5.0MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NDiffers
- OSV · PypiEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- OSV · Red hatEcosystem advisory · calculated5.0MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NDiffers
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.51%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
42%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.51% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundKubernetes
Maturity: poc
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized ActorThe product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.
- CWE-214Invocation of Process Using Visible Sensitive InformationA process is invoked with sensitive command-line arguments, environment variables, or other elements that can be seen by other processes on the operating system.
- CWE-532Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log FileThe product writes sensitive information to a log file.
Affected systems
Redhat3 products
- ansible_engine< 2.7.18 | ≥ 2.8.0, < 2.8.11 | ≥ 2.9.0, < 2.9.7
- ansible_tower≤ 3.3.4 | ≥ 3.4.0, ≤ 3.4.5 | ≥ 3.5.0, ≤ 3.5.5 | ≥ 3.6.0, ≤ 3.6.3
- ansible< 0:2.8.16-1.el7ae | < 0:2.8.16-1.el8ae | < 0:2.7.18-1.el7ae
Debian2 products
- ansible< 2.9.16+dfsg-1
- debian_linuxEOL10.0
Fedoraproject1 product
- fedoraEOL30 | 31 | 32
PyPI1 product
- ansible≥ 2.7.0a1, < 2.7.18 | ≥ 2.8.0a1, < 2.8.12 | ≥ 2.9.0a1, < 2.9.7 | ≥ 2.9.0, < 2.9.7
Red hat1 product
- ansibleall Ansible 2.7.x versions prior to 2.7.17 | all Ansible 2.8.x versions prior to 2.8.11 | all Ansible 2.9.x versions prior to 2.9.7
Ubuntu1 product
- ansibleAll versions (No fix recorded)
6 vendors · 9 products
References
31 links- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1753X Refsource CONFIRMWEBREPORTIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- github.com/ansible-collections/kubernetes/pull/51X Refsource CONFIRMWEBExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
