CVE-2019-10206
MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: November 22, 2019 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:10 AM UTC
4 products affected across 3 vendorsDebian LinuxLeapBackports Sle
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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
ansible-playbook -k and ansible cli tools, all versions 2.8.x before 2.8.4, all 2.7.x before 2.7.13 and all 2.6.x before 2.6.19, prompt passwords by expanding them from templates as they could contain special characters. Passwords should be wrapped to prevent templates trigger and exposing them.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%Leap· openSUSEdrupal
95%v < 2.6.19v < 2.7.13v < 2.8.42.6.0 ≤ v < 2.6.192.7.0 ≤ v < 2.7.132.8.0 ≤ v < 2.8.4
Affected range stops below 2.6.19, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2.7.13, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2.8.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (5)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00021.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00026.htmlIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-10206Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4950CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-522
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