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Vulnerability · Published Mar 16, 2020 · Assigned by redhat

CVE-2020-1736

Low 2.2

In plain English

A low-severity incorrect permission assignment in ansible from Red Hat. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 35% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)2.2Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 65.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A flaw was found in Ansible Engine when a file is moved using atomic_move primitive as the file mode cannot be specified. This sets the destination files world-readable if the destination file does not exist and if the file exists, the file could be changed to have less restrictive permissions before the move. This could lead to the disclosure of sensitive data. All versions in 2.7.x, 2.8.x and 2.9.x branches are believed to be vulnerable.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12ansibleno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2020-1736
Debian:13ansibleno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2020-1736
Debian:14ansibleno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2020-1736
PyPIansibleno fix listedGHSA-x7jh-595q-wq82
PyPIansible2.7.17, 2.8.9, 2.9.6PYSEC-2020-8
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSansibleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2020-1736
Ubuntu:25.10ansibleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2020-1736
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSansibleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2020-1736
Ubuntu:26.10ansibleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2020-1736

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Red Hat ansible 2.7.x, 2.8.x, 2.9.x

Weakness: CWE-732 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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