CVE-2018-16859

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    CVE-2018-16859

    Published: 29 Nov 2018Last Modified: 7 Aug 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00021.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00077.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00020.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106004, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3770, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3771, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3773, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3772, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16859, https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/49142

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -ceae26e5e9b73575a8a397101617b11a5c2ce7d5

    Affected versions

    v2.8.0
    v2.8.0rc3
    v2.8.0rc2
    v2.8.0rc1
    v2.8.0b1
    v2.8.0a1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High