CVE-2020-10685

What it is

A flaw was found in Ansible Engine affecting Ansible Engine versions 2.7.x before 2.7.17 and 2.8.x before 2.8.11 and 2.9.x before 2.9.7 as well as Ansible Tower before and including versions 3.4.5 and 3.5.5 and 3.6.3 when using modules which decrypts vault files such as assemble, script, unarchive, win_copy, aws_s3 or copy modules. The temporary directory is created in /tmp leaves the s ts unencrypted. On Operating Systems which /tmp is not a tmpfs but part of the root partition, the directory is only cleared on boot and the decryp emains when the host is switched off. The system will be vulnerable when the system is not running. So decrypted data must be cleared as soon as possible and the data which normally is encrypted ble.

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account, but needs a user to act. High risk of data exposure.

Exploit odds

0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).

Fix

A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

1. 2020-05-11 14:15 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2. 2026-06-17 02:48 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

• Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
• Exploit odds: 0.4% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
• Severity: 5.0 MEDIUM (CVSS).
• Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published

2020-05-11 14:15 UTC

Last modified

2026-06-17 02:48 UTC

Exploit probability

0.4% · EPSS, next 30 days

Weakness

CWE-459

Record status

Modified

Affected

• Redhat Ansible Engine < 2.7.17
• Redhat Ansible Engine < 2.8.11
• Redhat Ansible Engine < 2.9.7
• Redhat Ansible Tower ≤ 3.4.5
• Redhat Ansible Tower ≤ 3.5.5
• Redhat Ansible Tower ≤ 3.6.3
• Redhat Ceph Storage 2.0
• Redhat Ceph Storage 3.0

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 5.0

Attack vector

Local

Complexity

Low

Privileges needed

Low

User interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

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