Sensitive Information Exposure in Ansible Keyring Module by Red Hat
CVE-2026-11819

5.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Red Hat
Status
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Vendor
CVE Published:
23 June 2026

What is CVE-2026-11819?

The Ansible keyring module contains a security flaw whereby passphrases retrieved from the operating system's native keyring are directly exposed in output without proper suppression or logging protection. This can lead to the inadvertent disclosure of sensitive information, such as master passwords and SSH key passphrases, in Ansible's output and logs. Mitigation strategies include utilizing the no_log option at the task level to safeguard sensitive data and modifying the module code to prevent the unprotected output of such credentials.

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-11819
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2487251
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Red Hat would like to thank Bipin Saud (okBoss) (https://www.linkedin.com/in/bipinsaud/) and Pradeep Adhikari (bugsniper) (https://www.linkedin.com/in/pradeep-adhikari-7974a43b7/) for reporting this issue.
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