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CVE-2018-16859
MEDIUM · CVSS 4.2
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2018-11-29T18:29:00.537 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:44:55.680

Summary

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.

Affected products

redhat — ansible_engine

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References

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