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CVE-2021-3620

A flaw was found in Ansible Engine's ansible-connection module, where sensitive information such as the Ansible user credentials is disclosed by default in the traceback error message. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.5, requiring local system access to exploit with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), for affected systems. Impacting 9 products from redhat, from redhat, from redhat and 6 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2022, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.

Published

2022-03-03T19:15:08.237

Last Modified

2024-11-21T06:22:00.013

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 5.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Secondary
CWE-209
Type: Secondary
CWE-209

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	redhat	ansible_automation_platform_early_access	2.0	Yes
Application	redhat	ansible_engine	< 2.9.27	Yes
Application	redhat	openstack	1	Yes
Application	redhat	openstack	16.1	Yes
Application	redhat	virtualization	4.0	Yes
Application	redhat	virtualization_for_ibm_power_little_endian	4.0	Yes
Application	redhat	virtualization_host	4.0	Yes
Application	redhat	virtualization_manager	4.4	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux	8.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian	8.0	Yes

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1975767 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/stable-2.9/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.9.rst#security-fixes Release Notes, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/fe28767970c8ec62aabe493c46b53a5de1e5fac0 Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00018.html ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1975767 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/stable-2.9/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.9.rst#security-fixes Release Notes, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/fe28767970c8ec62aabe493c46b53a5de1e5fac0 Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00018.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For redhat's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.