CVE-2021-3620: redhat ansible_automation_platform_early_access
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2021-3620 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in redhat ansible_automation_platform_early_access. EPSS estimates a 0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 33.2% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 6 · Related 4Timeline
- 03-03-2022PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 13-02-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A flaw was found in Ansible Engine's ansible-connection module, where sensitive information such as the Ansible user credentials is disclosed by default in the traceback error message. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.
CVSS metrics
7 scores · 5 sources · 3 versions- 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 · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- 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
0.39%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
33%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.39% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Redhat13 products
- ansible_automation_platform_early_access2.0
- ansible_engine< 2.9.27
- enterprise_linux8.0
- enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian8.0
- openstack1 | 16.1
Debian2 products
- ansible< 5.4.0-1
- ansible-core< 2.12.0-1
Mageia1 product
- ansible< 2.9.27-1.mga8
PyPI1 product
- ansible< fe28767970c8ec62aabe493c46b53a5de1e5fac0 | < 2.9.27
Ubuntu1 product
- ansible< 2.9.6+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | < 2.10.7+merged+base+2.10.8+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | All versions (No fix recorded)
5 vendors · 18 products
References
29 links- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1975767X Refsource MISCWEBREPORTIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/stable-2.9/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.9.rstX Refsource MISCWEBRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
- github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/fe28767970c8ec62aabe493c46b53a5de1e5fac0X Refsource MISCWEBFIXPatchThird Party Advisory
Show all 29 references
- github.com/ansible/ansiblePACKAGE