{"id":"DEBIAN-CVE-2020-1738","details":"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.","modified":"2026-09-01T16:04:57.920724149Z","published":"2020-03-16T16:15:14.093Z","upstream":["CVE-2020-1738"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-1738"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"ansible","ecosystem":"Debian:12","purl":"pkg:deb/debian/ansible?arch=source&distro=bookworm"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["10.0.0+dfsg-1","10.0.1+dfsg-1","10.1.0+dfsg-1","10.5.0+dfsg-1","10.5.0+dfsg-2","10.6.0+dfsg-1","11.1.0+dfsg-1","11.2.0+dfsg-1","12.0.0+dfsg-1","12.0.0~a1+dfsg-1","12.0.0~a2+dfsg-1","12.0.0~a4+dfsg-1","12.0.0~a6+dfsg-1","12.0.0~b1+dfsg-1","12.0.0~b2+dfsg-1","12.0.0~b3+dfsg-1","12.0.0~b5+dfsg-1","12.2.0+dfsg-1","13.1.0+dfsg-1","13.4.0+dfsg-1","14.0.0+dfsg-1","14.0.0~a4+dfsg-1","7.3.0+dfsg-1","7.7.0+dfsg-1","7.7.0+dfsg-2","7.7.0+dfsg-3","7.7.0+dfsg-3+deb12u1","9.4.0+dfsg-1","9.5.1+dfsg-1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"urgency":"unimportant"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-1738.json"}},{"package":{"name":"ansible","ecosystem":"Debian:13","purl":"pkg:deb/debian/ansible?arch=source&distro=trixie"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["12.0.0+dfsg-0+deb13u1","12.0.0+dfsg-1","12.0.0~a6+dfsg-1","12.0.0~b1+dfsg-1","12.0.0~b2+dfsg-1","12.0.0~b3+dfsg-1","12.0.0~b5+dfsg-0+deb13u1","12.0.0~b5+dfsg-1","12.2.0+dfsg-1","13.1.0+dfsg-1","13.4.0+dfsg-1","14.0.0+dfsg-1","14.0.0~a4+dfsg-1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"urgency":"unimportant"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-1738.json"}},{"package":{"name":"ansible","ecosystem":"Debian:14","purl":"pkg:deb/debian/ansible?arch=source&distro=forky"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["12.0.0+dfsg-1","12.0.0~a6+dfsg-1","12.0.0~b1+dfsg-1","12.0.0~b2+dfsg-1","12.0.0~b3+dfsg-1","12.0.0~b5+dfsg-1","12.2.0+dfsg-1","13.1.0+dfsg-1","13.4.0+dfsg-1","14.0.0+dfsg-1","14.0.0~a4+dfsg-1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"urgency":"unimportant"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-1738.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L"}]}