{"cve":"CVE-2020-1738","nvd":{"published":"2020-03-16T16:15:14.093","modified":"2026-06-17T03:02:18.423","status":"Modified","description":"A flaw was found in Ansible Engine when the module package or service is used and the parameter 'use' is not specified. If a previous task is executed with a malicious user, the module sent can be selected by the attacker using the ansible facts file. All versions in 2.7.x, 2.8.x and 2.9.x branches are believed to be vulnerable.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L","score":3.9},"cwes":["CWE-88"],"references":["https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1738","https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/67796","https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-11","https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1738","https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/67796"],"products":["redhat:ansible","redhat:ansible_tower","redhat:cloudforms_management_engine","redhat:openstack"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:03:08.679916934+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2020-1738","score":0.00399,"percentile":0.34224,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-f85h-23mf-2fwh","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-f85h-23mf-2fwh","summary":"Argument Injection in Ansible","modified":"2024-09-06T18:21:19.557110Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"ansible","purl":"pkg:pypi/ansible","ranges":["<=2.7.16"],"fixed":[]},{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"ansible","purl":"pkg:pypi/ansible","ranges":[">=2.8.0a1 <=2.8.10"],"fixed":[]},{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"ansible","purl":"pkg:pypi/ansible","ranges":[">=2.9.0a1 <=2.9.6"],"fixed":[]}]},{"id":"PYSEC-2020-10","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2020-10","summary":"","modified":"2023-11-08T04:02:41.151547Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"ansible","purl":"pkg:pypi/ansible","ranges":["<2.7.17",">=2.8.0 <2.8.9",">=2.9.0 <2.9.6"],"fixed":["2.7.17","2.8.9","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."]}