CVE-2020-1738
A flaw was found in Ansible Engine when the module package or service is used and the parameter 'use' is not specified. If a previous task…
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- redhat
Description
A flaw was found in Ansible Engine when the module package or service is used and the parameter 'use' is not specified. If a previous task is executed with a malicious user, the module sent can be selected by the attacker using the ansible facts file. All versions in 2.7.x, 2.8.x and 2.9.x branches are believed to be vulnerable.
Timeline
ID reserved
By redhat
- 4 months later
· 4 months later
Published
- 4 years later
· 4 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhatCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Low3.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Low3.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.40% · top 66% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 3.9.
Weakness
Affected products
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- PyPIansibleGHSA-f85h-23mf-2fwh (opens in a new tab)
References (3)
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1738 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/67796 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- GLSA-202006-11 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-f85h-23mf-2fwh (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2020-1738)Record last updated .