CVE-2023-4237 Affecting ansible package, versions <7.7.0+dfsg-3+deb12u1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.25% (17th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-ANSIBLE-18168478
  • published22 Jul 2026
  • disclosed4 Oct 2023

Introduced: 4 Oct 2023

CVE-2023-4237  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest ansible to version 7.7.0+dfsg-3+deb12u1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ansible package and not the ansible package as distributed by Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1