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TI-2021-02411 Aliases CVE-2021-3447GHSA-29hx-hv84-8wcq

Sensitive information in log files in ansible

Priority LOW 25CWE-532Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
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 and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-532.

Summary

A flaw was found in several ansible modules, where parameters containing credentials, such as secrets, were being logged in plain-text on managed nodes, as well as being made visible on the controller node when run in verbose mode. These parameters were not protected by the no_log feature. An attacker can take advantage of this information to steal those credentials, provided when they have access to the log files containing them. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality. This flaw affects Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform in versions before 1.2.2 and Ansible Tower in versions before 3.8.2.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00333 26th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 5 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
—ansibleRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform 1.2.2, Ansible Tower 3.8.2—No fix listedCNA
  • ansible Vendor— Affected Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 1.2.2, Ansible Tower 3.8.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 5

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.2.2VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_tower:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 3.8.2VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*32VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*33VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*34VulnerableFedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.2.2 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_tower:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.8.2 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 32 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 33 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 34 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject

Remediation

Red Hat 5 advisories

  • RHSA-2021:2866 Released 2021-07-22 · Red Hat rating Low
    RHV Engine and Host Common Packages security update [ovirt-4.4.7]
    • RHEL-8-RHEV-S-4.4 - Red Hat Virtualization Engine 4.4 ansible-2.9.21-1.el8ae
    • Red Hat Virtualization 4 Management Agent for RHEL 7 Hosts ansible-2.9.21-1.el8ae
  • RHSA-2021:2736 Released 2021-07-22 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat Virtualization Host security and bug fix update [ovirt-4.4.7]
    • Red Hat Virtualization 4 Hypervisor for RHEL 8 redhat-virtualization-host-4.4.7-20210715.1.el8_4, redhat-virtualization-host-image-update-4.4.7-20210715.1.el8_4
  • RHSA-2021:1343 Released 2021-04-22 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Ansible security update (2.9.20)
    • Red Hat Ansible Engine 2.9 for RHEL 7 Server ansible-2.9.20-1.el7ae, ansible-test-2.9.20-1.el7ae
    • Red Hat Ansible Engine 2.9 for RHEL 8 ansible-2.9.20-1.el8ae, ansible-test-2.9.20-1.el8ae
Show 2 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2021:1342 Released 2021-04-22 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Ansible security update (2.9.20)
    • Red Hat Ansible Engine 2 for RHEL 7 ansible-2.9.20-1.el7ae, ansible-test-2.9.20-1.el7ae
    • Red Hat Ansible Engine 2 for RHEL 8 ansible-2.9.20-1.el8ae, ansible-test-2.9.20-1.el8ae
  • RHSA-2021:1079 Released 2021-04-09 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Operator 1.2 security update
    • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 1.2 for RHEL 7 ansible-automation-platform/platform-resource-operator-bundle, ansible-automation-platform/platform-resource-rhel7-operator, ansible-automation-platform/platform-resource-runner-rhel7

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Ansible Tower 3AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Ceph Storage 2AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Ceph Storage 3AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Storage 3AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
RHEL-8-RHEV-S-4.4 - Red Hat Virtualization Engine 4.4Fixed RHSA-2021:2866
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 1.2 for RHEL 7Fixed RHSA-2021:1079
Red Hat Ansible Engine 2 for RHEL 7Fixed RHSA-2021:1342
Red Hat Ansible Engine 2 for RHEL 8Fixed RHSA-2021:1342
Red Hat Ansible Engine 2.9 for RHEL 7 ServerFixed RHSA-2021:1343
Red Hat Ansible Engine 2.9 for RHEL 8Fixed RHSA-2021:1343
Red Hat Virtualization 4 Hypervisor for RHEL 8Fixed RHSA-2021:2736
Red Hat Virtualization 4 Management Agent for RHEL 7 HostsFixed RHSA-2021:2866
Not affected: 5 products
  • RHEL 8-based RHEV-H for RHEV 4 (build requirements)
  • RHEL-8-RHEV-S-4.4 - Red Hat Virtualization Engine 4.4
  • Red Hat Virtualization 4 Hypervisor for RHEL 8
  • Red Hat Virtualization 4 Management Agent for RHEL 7 Hosts
  • Red Hat Virtualization 4 Tools for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-3447
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-29hx-hv84-8wcq

References

Advisory 4

Other 1

Sources

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