CVE-2021-20178

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Published 2021-06-01 · Modified 2023-11-08
CVSS v3
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS v2
VIR risk
5.5

Description

A flaw was found in ansible module where credentials are disclosed in the console log by default and not protected by the security feature when using the bitbucket_pipeline_variable module. This flaw allows an attacker to steal bitbucket_pipeline credentials. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-20178.html

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: arch — https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-202102-9

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-20178

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
debian debianbookwormfixed2.10.7-1
debian debianbullseyefixed2.10.7-1
debian debianforkyfixed2.10.7-1
debian debiansidfixed2.10.7-1
debian debiantrixiefixed2.10.7-1
arch archfixed2.10.7-1
suse slesaffected

Package impact

EcosystemPackageVulnerableFixed
python PyPIansible<2.9.182.9.18

References

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.