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TI-2019-07526 Aliases CVE-2019-10206GHSA-cqmr-rcpr-cxh3

Insufficiently protected credentials in Red Hat Ansible

Priority LOW 32CWE-522Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 8 fixed, 4 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-522.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01503 74th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial ansible (PyPI): 2.8.4, 2.7.13, 2.6.19Red Hat: 6 advisoriesRed Hat: 8 fixed, 4 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Red HatAnsibleall 2.8.x before 2.8.4; all 2.7.x before 2.7.13; all 2.6.x before 2.6.19—No fix listedCNA
—ansible (PyPI)2.8.0 to before 2.8.42.8.4Patch availableGHSA-cqmr-rcpr-cxh3
—ansible (PyPI)2.7.0 to before 2.7.132.7.13Patch availableGHSA-cqmr-rcpr-cxh3
—ansible (PyPI)2.6.0 to before 2.6.192.6.19Patch availableGHSA-cqmr-rcpr-cxh3
  • Ansible VendorRed Hat Affected all 2.8.x before 2.8.4; all 2.7.x before 2.7.13; all 2.6.x before 2.6.19 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • ansible (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 2.8.0 to before 2.8.4 Fixed in 2.8.4 Patch available GHSA-cqmr-rcpr-cxh3
  • ansible (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 2.7.0 to before 2.7.13 Fixed in 2.7.13 Patch available GHSA-cqmr-rcpr-cxh3
  • ansible (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 2.6.0 to before 2.6.19 Fixed in 2.6.19 Patch available GHSA-cqmr-rcpr-cxh3

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.0 to before 2.6.19; 2.7.0 to before 2.7.13; 2.8.0 to before 2.8.4VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:backports_sle:15.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*15.0 sp1VulnerableopenSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.1VulnerableopenSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.0 to before 2.6.19; 2.7.0 to before 2.7.13; 2.8.0 to before 2.8.4 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:backports_sle:15.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.0 sp1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-cqmr-rcpr-cxh3 ansible (PyPI) Fixed in 2.8.4 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-cqmr-rcpr-cxh3 ansible (PyPI) Fixed in 2.7.13 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-cqmr-rcpr-cxh3 ansible (PyPI) Fixed in 2.6.19 Advisory →

Red Hat 6 advisories

  • RHSA-2019:3789 Released 2019-11-07 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    ansible security update
    • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13.0 ansible-2.6.19-1.el7ae
  • RHSA-2019:3744 Released 2019-11-06 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    ansible security update
    • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 14.0 ansible-2.6.19-1.el7ae
  • RHSA-2019:2542 Released 2019-08-21 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Ansible security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Ansible Engine 2.8 for RHEL 7 Server ansible-2.8.4-1.el7ae
    • Red Hat Ansible Engine 2.8 for RHEL 8 ansible-2.8.4-1.el8ae
Show 3 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2019:2543 Released 2019-08-21 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Ansible security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Ansible Engine 2 for RHEL 7 ansible-2.8.4-1.el7ae
    • Red Hat Ansible Engine 2 for RHEL 8 ansible-2.8.4-1.el8ae
  • RHSA-2019:2545 Released 2019-08-21 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Ansible security update
    • Red Hat Ansible Engine 2.6 for RHEL 7 Server ansible-2.6.19-1.el7ae
  • RHSA-2019:2544 Released 2019-08-21 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Ansible security update
    • Red Hat Ansible Engine 2.7 for RHEL 7 Server ansible-2.7.13-1.el7ae

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Ceph Storage 2AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Ceph Storage 3AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton)AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Storage 3AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Ansible Engine 2 for RHEL 7Fixed RHSA-2019:2543
Red Hat Ansible Engine 2 for RHEL 8Fixed RHSA-2019:2543
Red Hat Ansible Engine 2.6 for RHEL 7 ServerFixed RHSA-2019:2545
Red Hat Ansible Engine 2.7 for RHEL 7 ServerFixed RHSA-2019:2544
Red Hat Ansible Engine 2.8 for RHEL 7 ServerFixed RHSA-2019:2542
Red Hat Ansible Engine 2.8 for RHEL 8Fixed RHSA-2019:2542
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13.0Fixed RHSA-2019:3789
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 14.0Fixed RHSA-2019:3744

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-10206
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cqmr-rcpr-cxh3

References

Advisory 5

Other 6

  • TI-2016-07808 Improper input validation in Ansible CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2014-03853 Injection in Ansible CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2014-03839 The safe_eval function in Ansible before 1.5.4 does not properly restrict the code… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-05191 Sensitive information in log files in Red Hat ansible CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2014-04077 Multiple argument injection vulnerabilities in Ansible before 1.6.7 allow remote… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2014-04076 Ansible before 1.6.7 does not prevent inventory data with "{{" and "lookup" substrings… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
See all 44 →

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