Ansible-collection-community-general: community.general: ipa_getkeytab does not set…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Deferred Red Hat: fix deferred
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
A flaw was found in the ipa_getkeytab module of the community.general Ansible collection. The module's bind_pw parameter, used to supply the LDAP simple-bind password when retrieving a Kerberos keytab, is not declared with no_log, unlike the sibling password parameter in the same module. As a consequence, the supplied IPA/LDAP bind password is recorded in cleartext in the managed host's system journal/syslog (the module's "Invoked with" record), is included in the module's return values and verbose (-v) output, and is displayed in Automation Controller / AWX job output. The password is additionally passed on the command line to the ipa-getkeytab helper (as --bindpw <value>), exposing it in the process list to local users while the command runs. An attacker able to read these logs, job output, or the process table can obtain the directory bind credential, potentially compromising the accounts and objects that credential can access.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ceph Storage 5 | — | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ceph Storage 9 | — | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1 | — | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenStack Platform 18.0 | — | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Red Hat Ceph Storage 5 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Red Hat Ceph Storage 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 18.0 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Ceph Storage 5 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Ceph Storage 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 18.0 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-80158
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4m5f-rh76-cv72
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-80158 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-80158 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4m5f-rh76-cv72 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-80158 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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