CVE-2019-10217

Name: CVE-2019-10217
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2019-11-25T16:15:13.347+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 6.5/10EPSS 1.61%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2019-10217 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. 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. EPSS estimates a 1.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

6.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS Probability

1.61%

72.8th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Redhat	Ansible	>= 2.8.0, < 2.8.4

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00021.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00026.html
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-10217Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/56269Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/59427Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00021.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00026.html
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-10217Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/56269Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/59427Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Nov 25, 2019
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2019-10217?

How severe is CVE-2019-10217?

CVE-2019-10217 has a CVSS score of 6.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.61% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-10217?

Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST