CVE-2020-10729

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: May 27, 2021 at 06:46 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:48 AM UTC
4 products affected across 2 vendorsDebian LinuxAnsible EngineEnterprise Linux

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%

Description

A flaw was found in the use of insufficiently random values in Ansible. Two random password lookups of the same length generate the equal value as the template caching action for the same file since no re-evaluation happens. The highest threat from this vulnerability would be that all passwords are exposed at once for the file. This flaw affects Ansible Engine versions before 2.9.6.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 2.9.6
Affected range stops below 2.9.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
redhat-enterprise-linux (environment)
All versions

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (3)

x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1831089
x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/34144
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4950

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-330

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