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● CVE — High

CVE-2018-16837

Vendordebian, redhat, suseProductdebian linux, ansible engine, ansible tower, package hubDiscoveredOct 23, 2018UpdatedNov 21, 2024

Ansible "User" module leaks any data which is passed on as a parameter to ssh-keygen. This could lean in undesirable situations such as passphrases credentials passed as a parameter for the ssh-keygen executable. Showing those credentials in clear text form for every user which have access just to the process list.

CVSS v3.1
7.8 HIGH
EPSS
0.36%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
0
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
EPSS Trend
Aug 16, 2026 → Sep 23, 2026
● 0.01pp
0.36% → 0.36% over 10 tracked changes
CVSS v3.1 Detail
Attack VectorLOCAL
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredNONE
User InteractionREQUIRED
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityHIGH
IntegrityHIGH
AvailabilityHIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Connections
5 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Oct 23, 2018
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Nov 21, 2024