CVE-2021-3620 (GCVE-0-2021-3620)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-03-03 18:23 – Updated: 2025-02-13 16:28
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Summary
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.
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CWE
  • CWE-209 - - Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information
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Vendor Product Version
n/a ansible Affected: Fixed in Ansible Engine v2.9.27
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