CVE-2018-16837 HIGH

CVE-2018-16837

Vendor [Unknown]
Product Ansible
Weakness CWE-214
Published October 23, 2018
Last update August 5, 2024

CVSS base score

7.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Ansible "User" module leaks any data which is passed on as a parameter to ssh-keygen. This could lean in undesirable situations such as passphrases credentials passed as a parameter for the ssh-keygen executable. Showing those credentials in clear text form for every user which have access just to the process list.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 23, 2018 CVE published
August 5, 2024 Record updated