{"id":"CVE-2018-16837","aliases":["GHSA-hwrm-63v2-42g4","PYSEC-2018-44"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2018-16837","summary":"Ansible Leaks Data Passed to ssh-keygen","details":"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.","published":"2018-10-23T15:29:00.607Z","modified":"2026-08-07T11:31:13.756080114Z","cvss":{"score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"epss":{"score":0.00357,"percentile":0.2841,"asOf":"2026-08-01"},"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":0,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"ansible","fixedVersion":"2.7.1"},{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"ansible","fixedVersion":"2.6.7"},{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"ansible","fixedVersion":"2.5.11"}],"fix":null,"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00077.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00020.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/4072-1/"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00021.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105700"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3460"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3461"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3462"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3463"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3505"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2018-16837"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00012.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4396"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16837"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-08-07T11:31:13.756080114Z"}}