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Vulnerability details: VCID-8j1z-bfra-8qd4
Vulnerability ID VCID-8j1z-bfra-8qd4
Aliases CVE-2018-10855
GHSA-jwcc-j78w-j73w
PYSEC-2018-42
Summary Ansible 2.5 prior to 2.5.5, and 2.4 prior to 2.4.5, do not honor the no_log task flag for failed tasks. When the no_log flag has been used to protect sensitive data passed to a task from being logged, and that task does not run successfully, Ansible will expose sensitive data in log files and on the terminal of the user running Ansible.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 8.0
Risk 4.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-532 Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
cvssv3.1 5.9 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2018:3788
generic_textual HIGH https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2018:3788
cvssv3.1 5.9 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1948
generic_textual HIGH https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1948
cvssv3.1 5.9 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1949
generic_textual HIGH https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1949
cvssv3.1 5.9 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2022
generic_textual HIGH https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2022
cvssv3.1 5.9 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2079
generic_textual HIGH https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2079
cvssv3.1 5.9 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2184
generic_textual HIGH https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2184
cvssv3.1 5.9 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2585
generic_textual HIGH https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2585
cvssv3.1 5.9 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0054
generic_textual HIGH https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0054
cvssv3 5.9 https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2018-10855.json
epss 0.02523 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-10855
epss 0.02523 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-10855
epss 0.02523 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-10855
epss 0.02523 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-10855
epss 0.02523 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-10855
epss 0.02523 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-10855
epss 0.02523 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-10855
epss 0.02523 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-10855
epss 0.02523 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-10855
epss 0.02523 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-10855
epss 0.02523 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-10855
epss 0.02523 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-10855
epss 0.02523 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-10855
epss 0.02523 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-10855
epss 0.02523 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-10855
epss 0.02523 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-10855
epss 0.02523 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-10855
epss 0.02523 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-10855
epss 0.02523 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-10855
epss 0.02523 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-10855
epss 0.02523 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-10855
epss 0.02523 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-10855
epss 0.02523 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-10855
epss 0.02523 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-10855
epss 0.02523 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-10855
epss 0.02523 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-10855
cvssv3.1 5.9 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10855
generic_textual HIGH https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10855
cvssv3 5.9 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv3.1 5.9 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jwcc-j78w-j73w
cvssv3.1_qr HIGH https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jwcc-j78w-j73w
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jwcc-j78w-j73w
cvssv3.1 5.9 https://github.com/ansible/ansible
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/ansible/ansible
cvssv3.1 5.9 https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2018-42.yaml
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2018-42.yaml
cvssv2 4.3 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10855
cvssv3.1 5.9 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10855
generic_textual HIGH https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10855
cvssv3.1 5.9 https://usn.ubuntu.com/4072-1
generic_textual HIGH https://usn.ubuntu.com/4072-1
cvssv3.1 5.9 https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4396
generic_textual HIGH https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4396
Reference id Reference type URL
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2018:3788
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1948
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1949
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2022
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2079
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2184
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2585
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0054
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2018-10855.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-10855
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10855
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-10855
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-10875
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-16837
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-16876
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-3828
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jwcc-j78w-j73w
https://github.com/ansible/ansible
https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2018-42.yaml
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10855
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4072-1
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4072-1/
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4396
1588855 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1588855
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_engine:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_engine:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cloudforms:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cloudforms:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2018:3788
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1948
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1949
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2022
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2079
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2184
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2585
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0054
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2018-10855.json
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10855
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jwcc-j78w-j73w
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://github.com/ansible/ansible
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2018-42.yaml
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Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10855
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10855
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://usn.ubuntu.com/4072-1
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4396
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.84816
EPSS Score 0.02523
Published At July 30, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2025-07-31T08:06:58.983649+00:00 Pypa Importer Import https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/blob/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2018-42.yaml 37.0.0