Medium severity · published Nov 22, 2019
CVE-2019-10206
ansible-playbook -k and ansible cli tools, all versions 2.8.x before 2.8.4, all 2.7.x before 2.7.13 and all 2.6.x before 2.6.19, prompt passwords by expanding them from templates…
6.5
CVSS
1.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
ansible-playbook -k and ansible cli tools, all versions 2.8.x before 2.8.4, all 2.7.x before 2.7.13 and all 2.6.x before 2.6.19, prompt passwords by expanding them from templates as they could contain special characters. Passwords should be wrapped to prevent templates trigger and exposing them.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.5% · higher than 74% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AN
Ansible · Redhat
2.6.0 before 2.6.19; 2.7.0 before 2.7.13; 2.8.0 before 2.8.4 · source: NVD
BS
Backports Sle · Opensuse
15.0 · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
10.0 · source: NVD
LE
Leap · Opensuse
15.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-10206
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-10206
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00021.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00026.html
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-10206
lists.debian.org
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00018.html
Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4950
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