Ansible-core: exposure of sensitive information in ansible vault files due to improper logging
13Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackcvss 5.5epss 0.3%
exploitation probability
0.3%top 80% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
A flaw was found in Ansible, where sensitive information stored in Ansible Vault files can be exposed in plaintext during the execution of a playbook. This occurs when using tasks such as include_vars to load vaulted variables without setting the no_log: true parameter, resulting in sensitive data being printed in the playbook output or logs. This can lead to the unintentional disclosure of secrets like passwords or API keys, compromising security and potentially allowing unauthorized access or actions.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected products
ansible-coreRed Hat · Ansible Automation Platform Execution EnvironmentsRed Hat · Discovery 1 for RHEL 9Red Hat · Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8Red Hat · Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9Red Hat · Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8Red Hat · Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI)References
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:10762https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:8969https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9894https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:1249https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-8775https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2312119https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jpxc-vmjf-9fcjhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/11/msg00021.html