{"answers":{"affected":"7 open source packages ship an affected version, including ansible. It affects 4 products.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-20228 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"Upgrade ansible to a fixed version for your release line: 2.8.19rc1, 2.9.19, 2.10.6rc1 or 2.9.18rc1.","what":"CVE-2021-20228 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 29 Apr 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2021-20228 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2021-20228 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 29 Apr 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-20228 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected packages and fixed versions:\n- ansible (PyPI): affected all versions; fixed in 2.8.19rc1\n- ansible (PyPI): affected all versions; fixed in 2.8.19rc1\n- ansible (PyPI): affected all versions; fixed in 2.9.19\n- ansible (PyPI): affected from 2.10.0a1; fixed in 2.10.6rc1\n- ansible (PyPI): affected from 2.10.0a1; fixed in 2.10.6rc1\n- ansible (PyPI): affected from 2.9.0a1; fixed in 2.9.18rc1\n- ansible (PyPI): affected from 2.9.0a1; fixed in 2.9.18rc1\n\nTask:\n1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-20228/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-20228/index.md)","id":"CVE-2021-20228","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-20228/index.md","name":"CVE-2021-20228","record":{"aliases":["AZL-6304","DEBIAN-CVE-2021-20228","GHSA-5rrg-rr89-x9mv","PYSEC-2021-1","UBUNTU-CVE-2021-20228"],"analysis":{"component_type":"developer_tool","fix_type":"upgrade","impacts":["data_read"],"network_reachable":"yes","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"Ansible Engine","requires_auth":"none","summary":"Ansible Engine fails to mask sensitive information in sub-options, allowing attackers to read confidential data.","user_interaction":"not_required","vuln_class":"information_disclosure"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"redhat","cpe":[{"product":"debian_linux","vendor":"debian"},{"product":"ansible_automation_platform","vendor":"redhat"},{"product":"ansible_engine","vendor":"redhat"},{"product":"ansible_tower","vendor":"redhat"}],"cvss":{"score":7.5,"severity":"high","source":"nvd","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-200","name":"Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor"}],"description":"A flaw was found in the Ansible Engine 2.9.18, where sensitive info is not masked by default and is not protected by the no_log feature when using the sub-option feature of the basic.py module. This flaw allows an attacker to obtain sensitive information. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.","ecosystems":["PyPI"],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"none_known"},"has_fix":true,"headline":"Ansible Exposes Sensitive Information","id":"CVE-2021-20228","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":"PyPI","product":"debian:debian_linux","products":["debian:debian_linux","redhat:ansible_tower"],"type":"information_disclosure","year":"2021"},"n_packages":7,"n_references":3,"next":{"headline":"Incorrect Authorization in PostgreSQL","id":"CVE-2021-20229"},"packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","fixed":["2.8.19rc1"],"introduced":["0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"ansible","purl":null,"source":"GHSA-5rrg-rr89-x9mv"},{"ecosystem":"PyPI","fixed":["2.8.19rc1"],"introduced":["0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"ansible","purl":"pkg:pypi/ansible","source":"GHSA-5rrg-rr89-x9mv"},{"ecosystem":"PyPI","fixed":["2.9.19"],"introduced":["0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"ansible","purl":"pkg:pypi/ansible","source":"PYSEC-2021-1"},{"ecosystem":"PyPI","fixed":["2.10.6rc1"],"introduced":["2.10.0a1"],"last_affected":[],"package":"ansible","purl":null,"source":"GHSA-5rrg-rr89-x9mv"},{"ecosystem":"PyPI","fixed":["2.10.6rc1"],"introduced":["2.10.0a1"],"last_affected":[],"package":"ansible","purl":"pkg:pypi/ansible","source":"GHSA-5rrg-rr89-x9mv"},{"ecosystem":"PyPI","fixed":["2.9.18rc1"],"introduced":["2.9.0a1"],"last_affected":[],"package":"ansible","purl":null,"source":"GHSA-5rrg-rr89-x9mv"},{"ecosystem":"PyPI","fixed":["2.9.18rc1"],"introduced":["2.9.0a1"],"last_affected":[],"package":"ansible","purl":"pkg:pypi/ansible","source":"GHSA-5rrg-rr89-x9mv"}],"prev":{"headline":"Use after free in sqlite","id":"CVE-2021-20227"},"products":["ansible"],"published":"2021-04-29","related":[{"cvss_score":10,"headline":"ProFTPD Improper Access Control","id":"CVE-2015-3306","kev_date_added":"2026-10-08","published":"2015-05-18"},{"cvss_score":9.9,"headline":"RoundCube Webmail Deserialization of Untrusted Data","id":"CVE-2025-49113","kev_date_added":"2026-02-20","published":"2025-06-02"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"GNU InetUtils Argument Injection","id":"CVE-2026-24061","kev_date_added":"2026-01-26","published":"2026-01-21"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Linux Kernel Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions","id":"CVE-2025-39682","kev_date_added":"2026-09-18","published":"2025-09-05"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free","id":"CVE-2024-9680","kev_date_added":"2024-10-15","published":"2024-10-09"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"RARLAB UnRAR Directory Traversal","id":"CVE-2022-30333","kev_date_added":"2022-08-09","published":"2022-05-09"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Roundcube Webmail SQL Injection","id":"CVE-2021-44026","kev_date_added":"2023-06-22","published":"2021-11-19"}],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CC BY 4.0","name":"GitHub Advisory Database","prefix":"GHSA"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CC BY 4.0","name":"PyPA Advisory Database","prefix":"PYSEC"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"US public information, NVD API terms","name":"NVD"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":null,"exploitation":null,"technical_impact":null},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2024-08-03","vendors":["n/a"]},"summary":"Ansible Engine fails to mask sensitive information in sub-options, allowing attackers to read confidential data.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-20228/"}