VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2018-10855

CVSS score5.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability3.11%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-07-03
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Description

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-532: Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

Primary references