Information disclosure in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Execution Environments
CVE-2024-8775
A flaw was found in Ansible, where sensitive information stored in Ansible Vault files can be exposed in plaintext during the execution of a playbook. This occurs when using tasks such as include_vars to load vaulted variables without setting the no_log: true parameter, resulting in sensitive data being printed in the playbook output or logs. This can lead to the unintentional disclosure of secrets like passwords or API keys, compromising security and potentially allowing unauthorized access or actions.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (17.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 17th percentile — 17.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Execution Environments — versions 3.0.1-96, 3.0.1-95, 2.9.27-32
- Red Hat Discovery 1 For Rhel 9 — versions 1.12.0-1
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 For Rhel 8 — versions 1:2.15.13-1.el8ap
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 For Rhel 9 — versions 1:2.15.13-1.el9ap
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 For Rhel 8 — versions 1:2.16.13-1.el8ap
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 For Rhel 9 — versions 1:2.16.13-1.el9ap
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Ai (Rhel Ai)
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:10762 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:8969 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9894 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:1249 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-8775 (vdb-entry)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (issue-tracking)
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-jpxc-vmjf-9fcj
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-8775?
- CVE-2024-8775 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Execution Environments, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-09-14.
- How severe is CVE-2024-8775?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-8775 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.