GHSA-6fq2-x65v-v9h7
MEDIUMGHSA-6fq2-x65v-v9h7 is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.5) Improper Authentication vulnerability in ansible. O3 Security confirms whether GHSA-6fq2-x65v-v9h7 is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
Ansible password prompts could expose passwords
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Description
A data disclosure flaw was found in ansible. Password prompts in ansible-playbook and ansible-cli tools could expose passwords with special characters as they are not properly wrapped. A password with special characters is exposed starting with the first of these special characters. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality.
This CVE exists due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2019-10206.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐍PyPI | ansible | ≥ 2.8.0&&< 2.8.6 | 2.8.6 |
| 🐍PyPI | ansible | ≥ 2.7.0&&< 2.7.14 | 2.7.14 |
| 🐍PyPI | ansible | ≥ 2.6.0&&< 2.6.20 | 2.6.20 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for ansible. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Fix
Update ansible to 2.8.6 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-6fq2-x65v-v9h7 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-6fq2-x65v-v9h7 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.
Tailored to GHSA-6fq2-x65v-v9h7. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-6fq2-x65v-v9h7 in your dependencies?
O3 detects GHSA-6fq2-x65v-v9h7 across PyPI dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.