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CVE-2018-16876

ansible before versions 2.5.14, 2.6.11, 2.7.5 is vulnerable to a information disclosure flaw in vvv+ mode with no_log on

ansible before versions 2.5.14, 2.6.11, 2.7.5 is vulnerable to a information disclosure flaw in vvv+ mode with no_log on that can lead to leakage of sensible data.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.3 EPSS 0.01236
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
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Affected Products & Versions

11
redhat ansible>= 2.5.0 and < 2.5.14
redhat ansible>= 2.6.0 and < 2.6.11
redhat ansible>= 2.7.0 and < 2.7.5
debian linuxall versions
redhat ansible engineall versions
redhat openstackall versions
redhat enterprise linux desktopall versions
redhat enterprise linux serverall versions
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Affected Packages

1
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
PyPI ansible HIGH fixed in 2.5.14
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Scoring & Timeline

5.3
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · secalert@redhat.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD03 Jan 2019 · 03:29 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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Vendor Advisories

18
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2025:15753-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2025:15605-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:14536-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:14244-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10615-1
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References & Sources

8
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00021.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00077.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00020.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106225Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16876Issue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/49569PatchThird Party Advisory
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