CVE-2023-4237
Ansible may expose private key
6.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.24%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2023-4237
No fixed version has been published yet. Mitigate by removing the affected package or applying upstream guidance from the references below.
- —no fix listed
- —no fix listed
Is CVE-2023-4237 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- >= 2.8.0, <= 2.15.2
- >= 2.8.0, <= 2.15.2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |