CVE-2018-10855
mediumpriority · track · 25EPSS 0.031 · 88 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Ansible 2.5 prior to 2.5.5, and 2.4 prior to 2.4.5, do not honor the no_log task flag for failed tasks. When the no_log flag has been used to protect sensitive data passed to a task from being logged, and that task does not run successfully, Ansible will expose sensitive data in log files and on the terminal of the user running Ansible.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.3–7.5
weaknesses
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affected products (28)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Virtualizationall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_virtualization:-
advisories (3)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2026-1809Red Hat Enterprise Linux Virtualization (Ansible) : Schwachstelle ermöglicht Offenlegung von InformationenDeutsch2018-06-19csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Red Hat Enterprise Linux Virtualization (Ansible) ausnutzen, um Informationen offenzulegen.
- GHSA-jwcc-j78w-j73wAnsible exposes sensitive data in log files and on the terminal2018-10-10ghsa · osvUS
Ansible 2.5 prior to 2.5.5, and 2.4 prior to 2.4.5, do not honor the no_log task flag for failed tasks. When the no_log flag has been used to protect sensitive data passed to a task from being logged, and that task does not run successfully, Ansible will expose sensitive data in log files and on the terminal of the user running Ansible.
- PYSEC-2018-422018-07-03vendor · osvUS
Ansible 2.5 prior to 2.5.5, and 2.4 prior to 2.4.5, do not honor the no_log task flag for failed tasks. When the no_log flag has been used to protect sensitive data passed to a task from being logged, and that task does not run successfully, Ansible will expose sensitive data in log files and on the terminal of the user running Ansible.
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sources
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references (40)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4396cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2018:3788cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1948cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1949cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2022cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2079cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2184cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2585cnnvd
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