CVE-Katalog

CVE-2020-10691

ansible affected and fixed versions

An archive traversal flaw was found in all ansible-engine versions 2.9.x prior to 2.9.7, when running ansible-galaxy collection install. When extracting a collection .tar.gz file, the directory is created without sanitizing the filename. An attacker could take advantage to overwrite any file within the system.

Schweregrad: Medium · CVSS 5.2CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L
Published: Mar 27, 2020, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.30% · Oct 27, 2026

Projects and upstream resources

Reported versions and fixes

Each observation applies to its named package, distribution, and release. Distribution backports can fix a vulnerability while retaining an older upstream version number.

Distribution / release	Package	Version	Status	Source
Debiantrixie	ansible	`12.0.0+dfsg-0+deb13u1`	Fixed	[CVE-2020-10691]
Debiantrixie	ansible	`2.9.7+dfsg-1`	FixedDistribution-reported fixed boundary	[CVE-2020-10691]
Debiansid	ansible	`14.4.0+dfsg-1`	Fixed	[CVE-2020-10691]
Debiansid	ansible	`2.9.7+dfsg-1`	FixedDistribution-reported fixed boundary	[CVE-2020-10691]
Debianforky	ansible	`14.0.0+dfsg-1`	Fixed	[CVE-2020-10691]
Debianforky	ansible	`2.9.7+dfsg-1`	FixedDistribution-reported fixed boundary	[CVE-2020-10691]
Debianbookworm	ansible	`2.9.7+dfsg-1`	FixedDistribution-reported fixed boundary	[CVE-2020-10691]
Debianbookworm	ansible	`7.7.0+dfsg-3+deb12u1`	Fixed	[CVE-2020-10691]

Showing 8 fix observations. All 20 observations, including unknown and conflicting reports, are available below.

Provider details and historical evidence

Distribution / release	Package	Version	Status	Source
Alpine3.11	ansible	`2.9.7-r0`	UnknownSource applicability is not established	[ALPINE-CVE-2020-10691]Oct 26, 2026, 11:17:55 AM UTC
Alpine3.12	ansible	`2.9.7-r0`	UnknownSource applicability is not established	[ALPINE-CVE-2020-10691]Oct 26, 2026, 11:17:55 AM UTC
Alpine3.13	ansible-base	`2.9.7-r0`	UnknownSource applicability is not established	[ALPINE-CVE-2020-10691]Oct 26, 2026, 11:17:55 AM UTC
Alpine3.14	ansible-base	`2.9.7-r0`	UnknownSource applicability is not established	[ALPINE-CVE-2020-10691]Oct 26, 2026, 11:17:55 AM UTC
Debianbookworm	ansible	`2.9.7+dfsg-1`	FixedDistribution-reported fixed boundary	[CVE-2020-10691]
Debianbookworm	ansible	`7.7.0+dfsg-3+deb12u1`	Fixed	[CVE-2020-10691]
Debianforky	ansible	`14.0.0+dfsg-1`	Fixed	[CVE-2020-10691]
Debianforky	ansible	`2.9.7+dfsg-1`	FixedDistribution-reported fixed boundary	[CVE-2020-10691]
Debiansid	ansible	`14.4.0+dfsg-1`	Fixed	[CVE-2020-10691]
Debiansid	ansible	`2.9.7+dfsg-1`	FixedDistribution-reported fixed boundary	[CVE-2020-10691]
Debiantrixie	ansible	`12.0.0+dfsg-0+deb13u1`	Fixed	[CVE-2020-10691]
Debiantrixie	ansible	`2.9.7+dfsg-1`	FixedDistribution-reported fixed boundary	[CVE-2020-10691]
Ubuntupro	ansible	`2.8.3+dfsg-1`	UnknownSource applicability is not established	[UBUNTU-CVE-2020-10691]Sep 8, 2025, 4:46:01 PM UTC
Ubuntupro	ansible	`2.8.6+dfsg-1`	UnknownSource applicability is not established	[UBUNTU-CVE-2020-10691]Sep 8, 2025, 4:46:01 PM UTC
Ubuntupro	ansible	`2.9.2+dfsg-1`	UnknownSource applicability is not established	[UBUNTU-CVE-2020-10691]Sep 8, 2025, 4:46:01 PM UTC
Ubuntupro	ansible	`2.9.4+dfsg-1`	UnknownSource applicability is not established	[UBUNTU-CVE-2020-10691]Sep 8, 2025, 4:46:01 PM UTC
Ubuntupro	ansible	`2.9.6+dfsg-1`	UnknownSource applicability is not established	[UBUNTU-CVE-2020-10691]Sep 8, 2025, 4:46:01 PM UTC
Ubuntupro	ansible	`2.9.6+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1`	UnknownSource applicability is not established	[UBUNTU-CVE-2020-10691]Sep 8, 2025, 4:46:01 PM UTC
Ubuntupro	ansible	`2.9.6+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm2`	UnknownSource applicability is not established	[UBUNTU-CVE-2020-10691]Sep 8, 2025, 4:46:01 PM UTC
Ubuntupro	ansible	`2.9.6+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm3`	UnknownSource applicability is not established	[UBUNTU-CVE-2020-10691]Sep 8, 2025, 4:46:01 PM UTC

Original provider fields

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OpenFactory catalog packages

Die Paketzuordnung läuft.

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[ansible]Unbekannt
Details (2)
- 7.7.0+dfsg-3+deb12u1 · all · bookworm
  Behoben · Behoben: 2.9.7+dfsg-1
  dsa · ansible · debian · bookworm; dsa · ansible · debian · 12
- 7.7.0+dfsg-3+deb12u1 · all · bookworm
  Behoben · Behoben: 2.9.7+dfsg-1
  dsa · ansible · debian · bookworm; dsa · ansible · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[ansible]Unbekannt
Details (2)
- 12.0.0+dfsg-0+deb13u1 · all · trixie
  Behoben · Behoben: 2.9.7+dfsg-1
  dsa · ansible · debian · 13
- 12.0.0+dfsg-0+deb13u1 · all · trixie
  Behoben · Behoben: 2.9.7+dfsg-1
  dsa · ansible · debian · 13

Beobachtet: Oct 23, 2026, 5:46:17 PM UTC

Referenzen

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]