CVE-2023-4237

moderate-risk
Published 2023-10-04

A flaw was found in the Ansible Automation Platform. When creating a new keypair, the ec2_key module prints out the private key directly to the standard output. This flaw allows an attacker to fetch those keys from the log files, compromising the system's confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Do I need to act?

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0.07% 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
7
CVSS 7.3/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (2)

Ansible Collection

Affected Vendors

30
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 23/34 · High
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 7/34 · Low