CVE-2024-8775
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedA flaw was found in Ansible, where sensitive information stored in Ansible Vault files can be exposed in plaintext during the execution of a playbook. This occurs when using tasks such as include_vars to load vaulted variables without setting the no_log: true parameter, resulting in sensitive data being printed in the playbook output or logs. This can lead to the unintentional disclosure of secrets like passwords or API keys, compromising security and potentially allowing unauthorized access or actions.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceIn Ansible, when vault-encrypted variable files are loaded using tasks like include_vars without setting no_log: true on those tasks, any sensitive data (passwords, API keys, secrets) stored in the vault gets printed in plaintext to stdout/stderr and stored in log files. This exposes secrets that were intentionally encrypted at rest.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify tasks that load vault-encrypted variable filesSearch playbooks for tasks using the include_vars module or other variable-loading tasks that reference files likely containing vault-encrypted data (files encrypted with ansible-vault). Look for patterns like: include_vars: filename=vars/secrets.yml or similar.Affected if Tasks load vault-encrypted files without verifying no_log is set on those tasks
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Check if no_log is set on variable-loading tasksFor each task that loads variable files, inspect whether the no_log: true parameter is present. This can be done by reviewing the playbook source code or running: grep -r 'no_log' playbooks/tasks/Affected if The include_vars or variable-loading task does NOT have no_log: true defined
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Review Ansible output for plaintext secretsRun Ansible playbooks and capture stdout/stderr. Search the output for any plaintext passwords, API keys, or secrets that should only exist inside the vault. Also check persistent log files (ansible.log, playbook logs, system logs).Affected if Plaintext secrets from vault-encrypted files appear in console output or log files
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Check automation pipelines and CI/CD logsExamine CI/CD systems (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, etc.) that run Ansible playbooks. Review job logs, artifact logs, and any stored output files for leaked secrets.Affected if Automation logs contain plaintext secrets from vault-encrypted variable files
You are affected if you have tasks loading vault-encrypted variable files WITHOUT no_log: true set, and your console output or log files contain those secrets in plaintext.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
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From vendor dataAdd no_log: true to any task that loads or processes vault-encrypted variables, and review all playbook output to ensure no plaintext secrets appear in logs or console output.
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