Ansible Automation Platform Vulnerability Exposing Client Secrets
CVE-2025-7738

4.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Red Hat
Status
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 For Rhel 8
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 For Rhel 9
Vendor
CVE Published:
31 July 2025

What is CVE-2025-7738?

A vulnerability in Ansible Automation Platform allows the Gateway API to return client secrets for certain GitHub Enterprise authenticators in clear text. This exposure poses a significant risk, especially for administrators and auditors accessing authenticator configurations. Although the affected users have privileged access, the potential for accidental leaks or misuse of sensitive credentials necessitates immediate attention and remediation to protect against unauthorized access.

Affected Version(s)

Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8 0:2.5.20250730-1.el8ap

Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9 0:2.5.20250730-1.el9ap

References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:12772
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-7738
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2381589
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.4
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Red Hat would like to thank Peter Braun (RedHat) for reporting this issue.
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