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CVE-2018-16837

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.36%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2018-10-23 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2018-16837
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
0.36%

Original NVD Description

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.