CVE-2018-16859
low-risk
Published 2018-11-29
Execution of Ansible playbooks on Windows platforms with PowerShell ScriptBlock logging and Module logging enabled can allow for 'become' passwords to appear in EventLogs in plaintext. A local user with administrator privileges on the machine can view these logs and discover the plaintext password. Ansible Engine 2.8 and older are believed to be vulnerable.
Do I need to act?
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0.10% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
4
CVSS 4.2/10
Medium
LOCAL
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (1)
Affected Vendors
References (20)
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106004
Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3770
Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3771
Issue Tracking
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3772
Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3773
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16859
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106004
Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3770
Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3771
Issue Tracking
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3772
Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3773
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16859
20
/ 100
low-risk
Severity
15/34 · Moderate
Exploitability
0/34 · Minimal
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal