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CVE-2019-10206

ansible-playbook -k and ansible cli tools, all versions 2.8.x before 2.8.4, all 2.7.x before 2.7.13 and all 2.6.x before

ansible-playbook -k and ansible cli tools, all versions 2.8.x before 2.8.4, all 2.7.x before 2.7.13 and all 2.6.x before 2.6.19, prompt passwords by expanding them from templates as they could contain special characters. Passwords should be wrapped to prevent templates trigger and exposing them.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5 EPSS 0.00319
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Weakness Classification

CWE-522Insufficiently Protected Credentials
CWE-522Insufficiently Protected Credentials
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Affected Products & Versions

6
redhat ansible>= 2.6.0 and < 2.6.19
redhat ansible>= 2.7.0 and < 2.7.13
redhat ansible>= 2.8.0 and < 2.8.4
debian linuxall versions
opensuse backports sleall versions
opensuse leapall 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 2.8.4
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Scoring & Timeline

6.5
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 NVD22 Nov 2019 · 01:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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Vendor Advisories

21
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2025:15753-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2025:15605-1
usnUSN-7330-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:14536-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:14244-1
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References & Sources

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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/2020-04/msg00021.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00026.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-10206Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00018.html
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4950Third Party Advisory
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