CVE-2018-16859 MEDIUM

CVE-2018-16859

Vendor Red Hat
Product ansible
Weakness CWE-532 · Sensitive info in logs
Published November 29, 2018
Last update August 5, 2024

CVSS base score

4.2/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Execution of Ansible playbooks on Windows platforms with PowerShell ScriptBlock logging and Module logging enabled can allow for 'become' passwords to appear in EventLogs in plaintext. A local user with administrator privileges on the machine can view these logs and discover the plaintext password. Ansible Engine 2.8 and older are believed to be vulnerable.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

November 29, 2018 CVE published
August 5, 2024 Record updated