CVE-2020-1746

MEDIUM

CVSS Score

Published: May 12, 2020 at 05:30 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:02 AM UTC

4 products affected across 2 vendorsDebian LinuxAnsible TowerAnsible Engine

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Severity

MEDIUM5

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.4%

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.

Affected

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

Debian Linux · Debiandrupal

95%

10.0

Ansible Engine · Red Hat

95%

2.7.0 ≤ v < 2.7.172.8.0 ≤ v < 2.8.112.9.0 ≤ v < 2.9.7

Affected range stops below 2.7.17, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 2.8.11, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 2.9.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Ansible Tower · Red Hatrpm

95%

3.4.0 ≤ v ≤ 3.4.53.5.0 ≤ v ≤ 3.5.53.6.0 ≤ v ≤ 3.6.3

Ansible · Red Hat

60%

v ≤ 3.4.5v ≤ 3.5.5v ≤ 3.6.3v < 2.7.17v < 2.8.11v < 2.9.7

Affected range stops below 2.7.17, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 2.8.11, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 2.9.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

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Patch and advisory references

References (3)

x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1746

x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/67866

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4950

CVSS

5MEDIUMredhat

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

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-200

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