{"cve":"CVE-2020-10729","nvd":{"published":"2021-05-27T19:15:07.880","modified":"2026-06-17T02:48:20.110","status":"Modified","description":"A flaw was found in the use of insufficiently random values in Ansible. Two random password lookups of the same length generate the equal value as the template caching action for the same file since no re-evaluation happens. The highest threat from this vulnerability would be that all passwords are exposed at once for the file. This flaw affects Ansible Engine versions before 2.9.6.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-330"],"references":["https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1831089","https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/34144","https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4950","https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1831089","https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/34144"],"products":["debian:debian_linux","redhat:ansible_engine"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:18:09.669877188+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2020-10729","score":0.00439,"percentile":0.3814,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-r6h7-5pq2-j77h","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-r6h7-5pq2-j77h","summary":"Insufficiently random values in Ansible","modified":"2024-09-10T19:48:38.347546Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"ansible","purl":"pkg:pypi/ansible","ranges":["<2.9.6"],"fixed":["2.9.6"]}]},{"id":"PYSEC-2021-105","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2021-105","summary":"","modified":"2023-11-08T04:01:59.930397Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"ansible","purl":"pkg:pypi/ansible","ranges":["<2.9.6"],"fixed":["2.9.6"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}