CVE catalog

CVE-2020-1740

ansible affected and fixed versions

A flaw was found in Ansible Engine when using Ansible Vault for editing encrypted files. When a user executes "ansible-vault edit", another user on the same computer can read the old and new secret, as it is created in a temporary file with mkstemp and the returned file descriptor is closed and the method write_data is called to write the existing secret in the file. This method will delete the file before recreating it insecurely. All versions in 2.7.x, 2.8.x and 2.9.x branches are believed to be vulnerable.

Severity: Low · CVSS 3.9CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Published: Feb 18, 2020, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.36% · 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-2020-1740]
Debiantrixie	ansible	`2.9.7+dfsg-1`	FixedDistribution-reported fixed boundary	[CVE-2020-1740]
Debiansid	ansible	`14.4.0+dfsg-1`	Fixed	[CVE-2020-1740]
Debiansid	ansible	`2.9.7+dfsg-1`	FixedDistribution-reported fixed boundary	[CVE-2020-1740]
Debianforky	ansible	`14.0.0+dfsg-1`	Fixed	[CVE-2020-1740]
Debianforky	ansible	`2.9.7+dfsg-1`	FixedDistribution-reported fixed boundary	[CVE-2020-1740]
Debianbookworm	ansible	`2.9.7+dfsg-1`	FixedDistribution-reported fixed boundary	[CVE-2020-1740]
Debianbookworm	ansible	`7.7.0+dfsg-3+deb12u1`	Fixed	[CVE-2020-1740]

Showing 8 fix observations. All 22 observations, including unknown and conflicting reports, are available below.

Provider details and historical evidence

Distribution / release	Package	Version	Status	Source
Alpine3.10	ansible	`2.8.11-r0`	UnknownSource applicability is not established	[ALPINE-CVE-2020-1740]Oct 26, 2026, 11:17:55 AM UTC
Alpine3.11	ansible	`2.9.7-r0`	UnknownSource applicability is not established	[ALPINE-CVE-2020-1740]Oct 26, 2026, 11:17:55 AM UTC
Alpine3.12	ansible	`2.9.7-r0`	UnknownSource applicability is not established	[ALPINE-CVE-2020-1740]Oct 26, 2026, 11:17:55 AM UTC
Alpine3.13	ansible-base	`2.9.7-r0`	UnknownSource applicability is not established	[ALPINE-CVE-2020-1740]Oct 26, 2026, 11:17:55 AM UTC
Alpine3.14	ansible-base	`2.9.7-r0`	UnknownSource applicability is not established	[ALPINE-CVE-2020-1740]Oct 26, 2026, 11:17:55 AM UTC
Alpine3.9	ansible	`2.7.17-r0`	UnknownSource applicability is not established	[ALPINE-CVE-2020-1740]Oct 26, 2026, 11:17:55 AM UTC
Debianbookworm	ansible	`2.9.7+dfsg-1`	FixedDistribution-reported fixed boundary	[CVE-2020-1740]
Debianbookworm	ansible	`7.7.0+dfsg-3+deb12u1`	Fixed	[CVE-2020-1740]
Debianforky	ansible	`14.0.0+dfsg-1`	Fixed	[CVE-2020-1740]
Debianforky	ansible	`2.9.7+dfsg-1`	FixedDistribution-reported fixed boundary	[CVE-2020-1740]
Debiansid	ansible	`14.4.0+dfsg-1`	Fixed	[CVE-2020-1740]
Debiansid	ansible	`2.9.7+dfsg-1`	FixedDistribution-reported fixed boundary	[CVE-2020-1740]
Debiantrixie	ansible	`12.0.0+dfsg-0+deb13u1`	Fixed	[CVE-2020-1740]
Debiantrixie	ansible	`2.9.7+dfsg-1`	FixedDistribution-reported fixed boundary	[CVE-2020-1740]
Ubuntupro	ansible	`2.8.3+dfsg-1`	UnknownSource applicability is not established	[UBUNTU-CVE-2020-1740]Sep 8, 2025, 4:45:55 PM UTC
Ubuntupro	ansible	`2.8.6+dfsg-1`	UnknownSource applicability is not established	[UBUNTU-CVE-2020-1740]Sep 8, 2025, 4:45:55 PM UTC
Ubuntupro	ansible	`2.9.2+dfsg-1`	UnknownSource applicability is not established	[UBUNTU-CVE-2020-1740]Sep 8, 2025, 4:45:55 PM UTC
Ubuntupro	ansible	`2.9.4+dfsg-1`	UnknownSource applicability is not established	[UBUNTU-CVE-2020-1740]Sep 8, 2025, 4:45:55 PM UTC
Ubuntupro	ansible	`2.9.6+dfsg-1`	UnknownSource applicability is not established	[UBUNTU-CVE-2020-1740]Sep 8, 2025, 4:45:55 PM UTC
Ubuntupro	ansible	`2.9.6+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1`	UnknownSource applicability is not established	[UBUNTU-CVE-2020-1740]Sep 8, 2025, 4:45:55 PM UTC
Ubuntupro	ansible	`2.9.6+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm2`	UnknownSource applicability is not established	[UBUNTU-CVE-2020-1740]Sep 8, 2025, 4:45:55 PM UTC
Ubuntupro	ansible	`2.9.6+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm3`	UnknownSource applicability is not established	[UBUNTU-CVE-2020-1740]Sep 8, 2025, 4:45:55 PM UTC

Original provider fields

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}

OpenFactory catalog packages

Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

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

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

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

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:48:50 PM UTC

References

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