| CVE-2018-16859 | Date: (C)2018-12-06 (M)2023-12-22 |
Execution of Ansible playbooks on Windows platforms with PowerShell ScriptBlock logging and Module logging enabled can allow for 'become' passwords to appear in EventLogs in plaintext. A local user with administrator privileges on the machine can view these logs and discover the plaintext password. Ansible Engine 2.8 and older are believed to be vulnerable.
CVSS Score and Metrics +CVSS Score and Metrics -| CVSS V3 Severity: | CVSS V2 Severity: |
| CVSS Score : 4.4 | CVSS Score : 2.1 |
| Exploit Score: 0.8 | Exploit Score: 3.9 |
| Impact Score: 3.6 | Impact Score: 2.9 |
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| CVSS V3 Metrics: | CVSS V2 Metrics: |
| Attack Vector: LOCAL | Access Vector: LOCAL |
| Attack Complexity: LOW | Access Complexity: LOW |
| Privileges Required: HIGH | Authentication: NONE |
| User Interaction: NONE | Confidentiality: PARTIAL |
| Scope: UNCHANGED | Integrity: NONE |
| Confidentiality: HIGH | Availability: NONE |
| Integrity: NONE | |
| Availability: NONE | |
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