CVE-2020-1716: A flaw was found in the ceph-ansible playbook where it contained hardcoded passwords that were being used as d

Q: How do I fix CVE-2020-1716?

ceph-ansible: upgrade to newer than 5.0.3. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Q: Is CVE-2020-1716 being exploited?

CVE-2020-1716 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

Q: What does CVE-2020-1716 affect?

CVE-2020-1716 affects ceph-ansible. Severity is high (CVSS 8.8). A flaw was found in the ceph-ansible playbook where it contained hardcoded passwords that were being used as default passwords while deploying Ceph services. Any authenticated attacker can abuse this flaw to brute-force Ceph deployments, an

Q: How urgent is CVE-2020-1716?

Priority 53/100. High severity; Public exploit reference

This month

HIGH 8.8UPGRADE

CVE-2020-1716 is a high-severity flaw (CVSS 8.8) affecting ceph-ansible. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

A flaw was found in the ceph-ansible playbook where it contained hardcoded passwords that were being used as default passwords while deploying Ceph services. Any authenticated attacker can abuse this flaw to brute-force Ceph deployments, and gain administrator access to Ceph clusters via the Ceph dashboard to initiate read, write, and delete Ceph clusters and also modify Ceph cluster configurations. Versions before ceph-ansible 6.0.0alpha1 are af

Why this priority

High severity
Public exploit reference

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	8.8 (High)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	Low
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	1.3% (top 30%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-798
Published	2021-05-28
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): Red Hat, Inc. · Vendor: ceph

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2021-05-28 13:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 03:02 UTCUpdated Record last modified

ceph ceph-ansible UPGRADE

Affected: <= 5.0.3

Fixed in: newer than 5.0.3

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy ceph-ansible || rpm -q ceph-ansible || ceph-ansible --version

2. UPGRADE to newer than 5.0.3 (Debian / Ubuntu)

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade ceph-ansible

2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

sudo dnf upgrade ceph-ansible

Note

Distros often backport fixes without changing the version number. Confirm with the distro advisory or changelog.

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Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2020-1716?

ceph-ansible: upgrade to newer than 5.0.3. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2020-1716 being exploited?

CVE-2020-1716 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2020-1716 affect?

CVE-2020-1716 affects ceph-ansible. Severity is high (CVSS 8.8). A flaw was found in the ceph-ansible playbook where it contained hardcoded passwords that were being used as default passwords while deploying Ceph services. Any authenticated attacker can abuse this flaw to brute-force Ceph deployments, an

How urgent is CVE-2020-1716?

Priority 53/100. High severity; Public exploit reference

Software pages

Ansible vulnerabilities · Ceph vulnerabilities

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