Vulnerability in Debian Linux
CVE-2019-10206
ansible-playbook -k and ansible cli tools, all versions 2.8.x before 2.8.4, all 2.7.x before 2.7.13 and all 2.6.x before 2.6.19, prompt passwords by expanding them from templates as they could contain special characters. Passwords should be wrapped to prevent templates trigger and exposing them.
EPSS: 0.015 (71.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 10.0
- Opensuse Backports_sle — versions 15.0
- Opensuse Leap — versions 15.1
- Red Hat Ansible — versions all 2.8.x before 2.8.4, all 2.7.x before 2.7.13, all 2.6.x before 2.6.19
- Redhat Ansible
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-10206?
- CVE-2019-10206 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Linux, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-11-22.
- How severe is CVE-2019-10206?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-10206 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.