Vulnerability in [Unknown] Ansible

CVE-2018-16837

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…

EPSS: 0.000 (7.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-16837?
CVE-2018-16837 is a high-severity vulnerability in [Unknown] Ansible, classified under CWE-214. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-10-23.
How severe is CVE-2018-16837?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.