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High

Ansible vulnerable to Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

  • Disclosed: 16.09.2024
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 13:18

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.

Affected software

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Python (PyPI) ansible-core >= 2.17.0b1, < 2.17.6, < 2.16.13 2.17.6, 2.16.13

References

CVSS score 5.5/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-532
Platform
Python (PyPI)
Package
ansible-core
Disclosed
16.09.2024
Updated
11.10.2026 13:18

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2026-1124 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-jpxc-vmjf-9fcj - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: ansible-core

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Python (PyPI)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

Total entries
7
First → latest
10.2023 06.2026
Without a fix
1
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • High 2
  • Medium 4
  • Low 1

Disclosures per year

  1. ansible-core: Argument injection in ansible-galaxy role install leads to arbitrary code execution
    High · 7.8 CVE-2026-11332 < 2.16.19rc1, >= 2.17.0b1, < 2.18.18rc1, >= 2.19.0b1, < 2.19.11rc1, >= 2.20.0b1, < 2.20.7rc1, >= 2.21.0b1, < 2.21.1rc1 2.16.19rc1, 2.18.18rc1, 2.19.11rc1, 2.20.7rc1, 2.21.1rc1
  2. Ansible-Core vulnerable to content protections bypass
    Low · 5.5 CVE-2024-11079 >= 2.18.0b1, < 2.18.1rc1, >= 2.17.0b1, < 2.17.7rc1, < 2.16.14rc1 2.18.1rc1, 2.17.7rc1, 2.16.14rc1
  3. ansible-core Incorrect Authorization vulnerability
    Medium · 6.3 CVE-2024-9902 < 2.14.18rc1, >= 2.15.0b1, < 2.15.13rc1, >= 2.16.0b1, < 2.16.13rc1, >= 2.17.0b1, < 2.17.6rc1, >= 2.18.0b1, < 2.18.0rc2 2.14.18rc1, 2.15.13rc1, 2.16.13rc1, 2.17.6rc1, 2.18.0rc2
  4. Ansible vulnerable to Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File this entry
    High · 5.5 CVE-2024-8775 >= 2.17.0b1, < 2.17.6, < 2.16.13 2.17.6, 2.16.13
  5. An information disclosure flaw was found in ansible-core due to a failure to respect the ANSIBLE_NO_LOG configuration in some scenarios. It was discovered that information is still included in the out
    Medium · 5.5 CVE-2024-0690 < 2.14.4, >= 2.15.0, < 2.15.9, >= 2.16.0, < 2.16.3 2.14.4, 2.15.9, 2.16.3
  6. Ansible template injection vulnerability
    Medium · 6.6 CVE-2023-5764 >= 2.16.0, < 2.16.1, >= 2.15.0, < 2.15.8, < 2.14.12 2.16.1, 2.15.8, 2.14.12
  7. Ansible may expose private key
    Medium · 6.5 CVE-2023-4237 >= 2.8.0, <= 2.15.2 no fix

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