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CVE-2018-16837
HIGH · CVSS 7.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2018-10-23T15:29:00.607 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:44:52.460

Summary

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.

Affected products

redhat — ansible_engine

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References

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