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GHSA-5X67-M8GC-WM3P

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-23 21:30 – Updated: 2026-06-24 18:32
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Module: plugins/modules/keyring_info.py

CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MEDIUM — AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Issue: The module retrieves a passphrase from the OS native keyring (GNOME Keyring, macOS Keychain, Windows Credential Manager) and places it directly into result["passphrase"] with no output suppression, no no_log protection, and no documentation warning.

Root Cause:

Line 105 (protected): keyring_password=dict(type="str", required=True, no_log=True) Line 127 (NOT protected): result["passphrase"] = passphrase

Observed Output:

{ "changed": false, "passphrase": "MyMasterP@ssw0rd!SSH_Key_Secret" } Visible via register + debug: { "keyring_result": { "changed": false, "passphrase": "MyMasterP@ssw0rd!SSH_Key_Secret" } }

Impact:

Master passwords, SSH key passphrases and service credentials appear in all Ansible output

register: keyring_result followed by debug: var=keyring_result prints passphrase in full

Ansible fact caching backends (Redis, JSON file, memcached) may persist the passphrase

AWX/Tower job logs silently store the live credential

Fix:

module.exit_json(changed=False, passphrase=passphrase, _ansible_no_log=True)

Also add a documentation warning requiring callers to use no_log: true at the task level.

PoCs

Fig 1: PoC execution showing passphrase in plaintext output

Fig 2: Source code showing no_log=True on input (line 105) vs unprotected output (line 127)

Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-11819"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-532"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-06-23T21:16:54Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Module: plugins/modules/keyring_info.py \n\nCVSS 3.1: 5.5 MEDIUM \u2014 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N \n\nIssue: The module retrieves a passphrase from the OS native keyring (GNOME Keyring, macOS Keychain, Windows Credential Manager) and places it directly into result[\"passphrase\"] with no output suppression, no no_log protection, and no documentation warning. \n\nRoot Cause:\n\nLine 105 (protected): keyring_password=dict(type=\"str\", required=True, no_log=True)\nLine 127 (NOT protected): result[\"passphrase\"] = passphrase\n\nObserved Output:\n\n{\n\"changed\": false,\n\"passphrase\": \"MyMasterP@ssw0rd!SSH_Key_Secret\"\n}\nVisible via register + debug:\n{\n\"keyring_result\": {\n\"changed\": false,\n\"passphrase\": \"MyMasterP@ssw0rd!SSH_Key_Secret\"\n}\n}\n\nImpact: \n\nMaster passwords, SSH key passphrases and service credentials appear in all Ansible output \n\nregister: keyring_result followed by debug: var=keyring_result prints passphrase in full \n\nAnsible fact caching backends (Redis, JSON file, memcached) may persist the passphrase \n\nAWX/Tower job logs silently store the live credential\n\nFix:\n\nmodule.exit_json(changed=False, passphrase=passphrase, _ansible_no_log=True)\n\nAlso add a documentation warning requiring callers to use no_log: true at the task level.\n\nPoCs\n\n\nFig 1: PoC execution showing passphrase in plaintext output\n\n\nFig 2: Source code showing no_log=True on input (line 105) vs unprotected output (line 127)",
  "id": "GHSA-5x67-m8gc-wm3p",
  "modified": "2026-06-24T18:32:36Z",
  "published": "2026-06-23T21:30:31Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-11819"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-11819"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2487251"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}



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