CVE-2020-14330

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2020-09-11 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-532

Description

An Improper Output Neutralization for Logs flaw was found in Ansible when using the uri module, where sensitive data is exposed to content and json output. This flaw allows an attacker to access the logs or outputs of performed tasks to read keys used in playbooks from other users within the uri module. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality.

Affected products

Debian Linux: 10.0
RedHat Ansible Engine: before 2.9.12 — fixed in 2.9.12

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: RedHat Ansible Engine 2.9.12. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-14330
https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/68400
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4950
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-14330
https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/68400
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4950

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