What is CVE-2021-20191?

CVE-2021-20191 is a vulnerability in Ansible, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. Published 2021-05-26.

Is CVE-2021-20191 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Information disclosure in Ansible

CVE-2021-20191

A flaw was found in ansible. Credentials, such as secrets, are being disclosed in console log by default and not protected by no_log feature when using those modules. An attacker can take advantage of this information to steal those creden…

EPSS: 0.000 (7.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

N/a Ansible — versions ansible 2.9.18

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-532 — Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi
[debian-lts-announce] 20231228 [SECURITY] [DLA 3695-1] ansible security update (mailing-list)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-20191?: CVE-2021-20191 is a vulnerability in Ansible, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. Published 2021-05-26.
Is CVE-2021-20191 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.