CVE catalog
CVE-2023-4237
ansible: CVE-2023-4237
- Severity
- High · CVSS 7.3
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.25% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | ansible | sid | 14.4.0+dfsg-1 | fixed |
| Debian | ansible | forky | 14.0.0+dfsg-1 | fixed |
| Debian | ansible | trixie | 12.0.0+dfsg-0+deb13u1 | fixed |
| Debian | ansible | bookworm | 7.7.0+dfsg-3+deb12u1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | ansible | source | sid | 9.4.0+dfsg-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1055300] |
| Debian | ansible | source | forky | 9.4.0+dfsg-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1055300] |
| Debian | ansible | source | trixie | 9.4.0+dfsg-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1055300] |
| Debian | ansible | source | bookworm | 7.7.0+dfsg-3+deb12u1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1055300] |
OpenFactory catalog packages
Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.
References
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2023-4237]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-4237]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2023/cve-2023-4237.json]
- [https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2023/wid-sec-w-2023-2559.json]
[CERT-Bund public advisories] · [Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]