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MEDIUM

CVE-2019-10217

CVSS v3

6.5

MEDIUM

EPSS Score

1.9 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-10-18

CISA KEV

No

known exploited

Exploitation

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SSVC status

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Affected and fixed versions

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

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Packages

  • ansiblePyPIfrom 2.8.0 · fixed in 2.8.4

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2019-10217 Red Hat Product Security8 products fixed

    Ansible: gcp modules do not flag sensitive data fields properly

  • RHSA-2019:2542 Red Hat Product Security4 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Ansible security and bug fix update

  • RHSA-2019:2543 Red Hat Product Security4 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Ansible security and bug fix update

Full record on NVD

Description

A flaw was found in ansible 2.8.0 before 2.8.4. Fields managing sensitive data should be set as such by no_log feature. Some of these fields in GCP modules are not set properly. service_account_contents() which is common class for all gcp modules is not setting no_log to True. Any sensitive data managed by that function would be leak as an output when running ansible playbooks.

Technical details

Published
2019-11-25

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-10217?

A flaw was found in ansible 2.8.0 before 2.8.4. Fields managing sensitive data should be set as such by no_log feature. Some of these fields in GCP modules are not set properly. service_account_contents() which is common class for all gcp modules is not setting no_log to True. Any sensitive data managed by that function would be leak as an output when running ansible playbooks.

Is CVE-2019-10217 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2019-10217 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.9% on 2026-10-18, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-10217?

CVE-2019-10217 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM severity).

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