CVE-2020-25646
A flaw was found in Ansible Collection community.crypto. openssl_privatekey_info exposes private...
A flaw was found in Ansible Collection community.crypto. openssl_privatekey_info exposes private key in logs. This directly impacts confidentiality
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
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 Collection community.crypto. openssl_privatekey_info exposes private key in logs. This directly impacts confidentiality
- Record
CVE-2020-25646- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-117
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-18311
A flaw was found in Ansible Collection community.crypto. openssl_privatekey_info exposes private key in logs. This directly impacts confidentiality
- Record
EUVD-2020-18311- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-92hf-4chr-8hrf No score
A flaw was found in Ansible Collection community.crypto. openssl_privatekey_info exposes private...
A flaw was found in Ansible Collection community.crypto. openssl_privatekey_info exposes private key in logs. This directly impacts confidentiality
- Record
GHSA-92hf-4chr-8hrf- Weakness
- CWE-116
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A flaw was found in Ansible Collection community.crypto. openssl_privatekey_info exposes private key in logs. This directly impacts confidentiality
- Record
CVE-2020-25646- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-117, CWE-116
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2020-25646
A flaw was found in Ansible Collection community.crypto. openssl_privatekey_info exposes private key in logs. This directly impacts confidentiality
- Record
ALPINE-CVE-2020-25646- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
OSV
A flaw was found in Ansible Collection community.crypto. openssl_privatekey_info exposes private key in logs. This directly impacts confidentiality
- Record
CVE-2020-25646- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2020-25646
A flaw was found in Ansible Collection community.crypto. openssl_privatekey_info exposes private key in logs. This directly impacts confidentiality
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2020-25646- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
ansibleAlpine:v3.13 |
before 2.10.1-r0 | 2.10.1-r0 |
ansibleAlpine:v3.14 |
before 2.10.1-r0 | 2.10.1-r0 |
ansibleAlpine:v3.15 |
before 2.10.1-r0 | 2.10.1-r0 |
ansibleAlpine:v3.16 |
before 2.10.1-r0 | 2.10.1-r0 |
ansibleAlpine:v3.17 |
before 2.10.1-r0 | 2.10.1-r0 |
ansibleAlpine:v3.18 |
before 2.10.1-r0 | 2.10.1-r0 |
ansibleAlpine:v3.19 |
before 2.10.1-r0 | 2.10.1-r0 |
ansibleAlpine:v3.20 |
before 2.10.1-r0 | 2.10.1-r0 |
ansibleAlpine:v3.21 |
before 2.10.1-r0 | 2.10.1-r0 |
ansibleAlpine:v3.22 |
before 2.10.1-r0 | 2.10.1-r0 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
ansibleAlpine:v3.23 |
before 2.10.1-r0 | 2.10.1-r0 |
ansibleAlpine:v3.24 |
before 2.10.1-r0 | 2.10.1-r0 |
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
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected | OSV | |
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-25646 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Ansible Collections Project Community.crypto, published October 29, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.42%, the 72nd percentile. Fixed in ansible 2.10.1-r0.