PYSEC-2018-60

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    PYSEC-2018-60

    Published: 29 Nov 2018Last Modified: 10 Jun 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: https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/49142, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16859, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106004, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3773, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3772, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3771, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3770, 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, https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-v735-2pp6-h86r

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: ansible

    Purl: pkg:pypi/ansible

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 2.7.0
    Fixed -2.7.4

    Affected versions

    1.0

    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