{"cve":"CVE-2018-16837","nvd":{"published":"2018-10-23T15:29:00.607","modified":"2026-06-17T01:44:52.460","status":"Modified","description":"Ansible \"User\" module leaks any data which is passed on as a parameter to ssh-keygen. This could lean in undesirable situations such as passphrases credentials passed as a parameter for the ssh-keygen executable. Showing those credentials in clear text form for every user which have access just to the process list.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":["CWE-311","CWE-214"],"references":["http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00021.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00077.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00020.html","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105700","https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3460"],"products":["debian:debian_linux","redhat:ansible_engine","redhat:ansible_tower","suse:package_hub"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:53:59.789560037+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2018-16837","score":0.00365,"percentile":0.3038,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-hwrm-63v2-42g4","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-hwrm-63v2-42g4","summary":"Ansible Leaks Data Passed to ssh-keygen","modified":"2024-09-04T19:31:23.827971Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"ansible","purl":"pkg:pypi/ansible","ranges":[">=2.7.0a1 <2.7.1"],"fixed":["2.7.1"]},{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"ansible","purl":"pkg:pypi/ansible","ranges":[">=2.6.0a1 <2.6.7"],"fixed":["2.6.7"]},{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"ansible","purl":"pkg:pypi/ansible","ranges":["<2.5.11"],"fixed":["2.5.11"]}]},{"id":"PYSEC-2018-44","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2018-44","summary":"","modified":"2026-06-10T17:00:17.612056604Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"ansible","purl":"pkg:pypi/ansible","ranges":[">=2.7 <2.7.1",">=2.6 <2.6.7","<2.5.11"],"fixed":["2.7.1","2.6.7","2.5.11"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}