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CVE-2023-4237: Platform: ec2_key module prints out the private key directly to the standard output

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-10-04 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-497

Description

A flaw was found in the Ansible Automation Platform. When creating a new keypair, the ec2_key module prints out the private key directly to the standard output. This flaw allows an attacker to fetch those keys from the log files, compromising the system's confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Affected products

• Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform: 2.0
• RedHat Ansible Collection: all versions

References

• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2023:5653
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2023:5666
• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4237
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2229979
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2023:5653
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2023:5666
• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4237
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2229979
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241025-0002/

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