CVE-2020-25635
Ansible does not collect garbage after playbook run
CVE-2020-25635 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Redhat Ansible, published October 5, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.32%, the 24th percentile. Fixed in ansible 2.10.1.
A flaw was found in Ansible Base when using the aws_ssm connection plugin as garbage collector is not happening after playbook run is completed. Files would remain in the bucket exposing the data. This issue affects directly data confidentiality.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
A flaw was found in Ansible Base when using the aws_ssm connection plugin as garbage collector is not happening after playbook run is completed. Files would remain in the bucket exposing the data. This issue affects directly data confidentiality.
- Record
CVE-2020-25635- CVSS 3.1
- 5.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-212
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-0023
A flaw was found in Ansible Base when using the aws_ssm connection plugin as garbage collector is not happening after playbook run is completed. Files would remain in the bucket exposing the data. This issue affects directly data confidentiality.
- Record
EUVD-2020-0023- CVSS 3.1
- 5.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f556-49jc-4rvc
Ansible does not collect garbage after playbook run
A flaw was found in Ansible Base when using the aws_ssm connection plugin as its garbage collector is not happening after the playbook run is completed. Files would remain in the bucket exposing the data. This issue directly affects data confidentiality.
- Record
GHSA-f556-49jc-4rvc- CVSS 3.1
- 5.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-212
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A flaw was found in Ansible Base when using the aws_ssm connection plugin as garbage collector is not happening after playbook run is completed. Files would remain in the bucket exposing the data. This issue affects directly data confidentiality.
- Record
CVE-2020-25635- CVSS 3.1
- 5.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-212
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
A flaw was found in Ansible Base when using the aws_ssm connection plugin as garbage collector is not happening after playbook run is completed. Files would remain in the bucket exposing the data. This issue affects directly data confidentiality.
- Record
CVE-2020-25635- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-f556-49jc-4rvc
Ansible does not collect garbage after playbook run
A flaw was found in Ansible Base when using the aws_ssm connection plugin as its garbage collector is not happening after the playbook run is completed. Files would remain in the bucket exposing the data. This issue directly affects data confidentiality.
- Record
GHSA-f556-49jc-4rvc- CVSS 3.1
- 5.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-212
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2020-25635
A flaw was found in Ansible Base when using the aws_ssm connection plugin as garbage collector is not happening after playbook run is completed. Files would remain in the bucket exposing the data. This issue affects directly data confidentiality.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2020-25635- CVSS 3.1
- 5.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2020-220 No score
A flaw was found in Ansible Base when using the aws_ssm connection plugin as garbage collector is not happening after playbook run is completed. Files would remain in the bucket exposing the data. This issue affects directly data confidentiality.
- Record
PYSEC-2020-220- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
ansiblePyPI |
before 2.10.1 | 2.10.1 |
ansiblePyPI |
before 2.10.1, plus listed versions 1.01.11.21.2.11.2.2 Show 45 moreShow less1.2.31.3.01.3.11.3.21.3.31.3.41.41.4.11.4.21.4.31.4.41.4.51.51.5.11.5.21.5.31.5.41.5.51.61.6.11.6.101.6.21.6.31.6.41.6.51.6.61.6.71.6.81.6.91.71.7.11.7.21.81.8.11.8.21.8.31.8.41.9.01.9.0.11.9.11.9.21.9.31.9.41.9.51.9.6 |
2.10.1 |
ansibleUbuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.1+dfsg-11.3.4+dfsg-11.4.0+dfsg-11.4.1+dfsg-11.4.3+dfsg-1 Show 5 moreShow less1.4.4+dfsg-11.5.4+dfsg-11.5.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm11.5.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm21.5.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm3 |
None known |
ansibleUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.9.2+dfsg-21.9.4-12.0.0.2-22.0.0.2-2ubuntu12.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.1 Show 8 moreShow less2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.22.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.32.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3+esm12.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3+esm22.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3+esm32.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3+esm42.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3+esm52.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3+esm6 |
None known |
ansibleUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.3.1.0+dfsg-22.5.0+dfsg-12.5.1+dfsg-12.5.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.12.5.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1+esm1 Show 4 moreShow less2.5.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1+esm22.5.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1+esm32.5.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1+esm42.5.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1+esm5 |
None known |
ansibleUbuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.8.3+dfsg-12.8.6+dfsg-12.9.2+dfsg-12.9.4+dfsg-12.9.6+dfsg-12.9.6+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm12.9.6+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm22.9.6+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm3 |
None known |
ansibleUbuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.10.7+merged+base+2.10.8+dfsg-12.10.7+merged+base+2.10.8+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm12.10.7+merged+base+2.10.8+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm4 |
None known |
ansibleUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 7.7.0+dfsg-17.7.0+dfsg-39.2.0+dfsg-0ubuntu49.2.0+dfsg-0ubuntu5 |
None known |
ansibleUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 11.2.0+dfsg-112.0.0~a2+dfsg-112.0.0~a4+dfsg-112.0.0~a6+dfsg-112.0.0~b1+dfsg-1 |
None known |
ansibleUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 13.1.0+dfsg-1ubuntu113.4.0+dfsg-1 |
None known |
ansibleUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 12.0.0~b1+dfsg-112.0.0+dfsg-112.2.0+dfsg-113.1.0+dfsg-113.1.0+dfsg-1ubuntu1 |
None known |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases, products | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
References
github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/issues/222
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-25635
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-25635
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-25635
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-25635
Left out here: 196 versions. The JSON record has them.