Vulnerability in AWS Community Collections
CVE-2020-25636
A flaw was found in Ansible Base when using the aws_ssm connection plugin as there is no namespace separation for file transfers. Files are written directly to the root bucket, making possible to have collisions when running multiple ansible processes. This issue affects mainly the service availability.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (22.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 22nd percentile — 22.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- AWS Community Collections — versions from 1.0.0 to 1.2.0
- Red Hat Ansible — versions 2.10.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/issues/221 (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-25636?
- CVE-2020-25636 is a medium-severity vulnerability in AWS Community Collections, classified under Insecure Temporary File. CVSS score: 6.6/10. Published 2020-10-05.
- How severe is CVE-2020-25636?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.6 out of 10.