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CVE-2021-20228

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: April 29, 2021 at 03:34 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:33 AM UTC
5 products affected across 2 vendorsDebian LinuxAnsible Automation PlatformAnsible Tower

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

Description

A flaw was found in the Ansible Engine 2.9.18, where sensitive info is not masked by default and is not protected by the no_log feature when using the sub-option feature of the basic.py module. This flaw allows an attacker to obtain sensitive information. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.

Affected

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

Remediation

No guide yet

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

Patch and advisory references

References (3)

x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1925002
x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/73487
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4950

CVSS

7.5HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-200

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