# CVE-2024-8775: Ansible-core: exposure of sensitive information in ansible vault files due to improper logging

Status: published. Published: 2024-09-14. Updated: 2026-11-05.

A 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.

## Remediation

- workaround: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability. (source: CNA: redhat)
- fix: ansible-core (PyPI): OSV reports a fixed version 2.17.6. Check the advisory for supported release branches. (source: OSV GHSA-jpxc-vmjf-9fcj) — https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jpxc-vmjf-9fcj
- fix: ansible-core (PyPI): OSV reports a fixed version 2.16.13. Check the advisory for supported release branches. (source: OSV GHSA-jpxc-vmjf-9fcj) — https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jpxc-vmjf-9fcj

## Affected products and versions

-  /  (ansible-core): ≥ 1.0.0; ≤ 2.17.4 (affected, semver). Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Ansible Automation Platform Execution Environments (ansible-automation-platform/ansible-builder-rhel8): ≥ 1.2.0-91; < * (unaffected, rpm). Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Ansible Automation Platform Execution Environments (ansible-automation-platform/ansible-builder-rhel9): ≥ 3.0.1-95; < * (unaffected, rpm). Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Ansible Automation Platform Execution Environments (ansible-automation-platform/ee-29-rhel8): ≥ 2.9.27-32; < * (unaffected, rpm). Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Ansible Automation Platform Execution Environments (ansible-automation-platform/ee-minimal-rhel8): ≥ 2.12.10-54; < * (unaffected, rpm). Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Ansible Automation Platform Execution Environments (ansible-automation-platform/ee-minimal-rhel9): ≥ 2.15.12-17; < * (unaffected, rpm). Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Discovery 1 for RHEL 9 (discovery/discovery-server-rhel9): ≥ 1.12.0-1; < * (unaffected, rpm). Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Discovery 1 for RHEL 9 (discovery/discovery-ui-rhel9): ≥ 1.12.0-1; < * (unaffected, rpm). Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8 (ansible-core): ≥ 1:2.15.13-1.el8ap; < * (unaffected, rpm). Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9 (ansible-core): ≥ 1:2.15.13-1.el9ap; < * (unaffected, rpm). Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8 (ansible-core): ≥ 1:2.16.13-1.el8ap; < * (unaffected, rpm). Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9 (ansible-core): ≥ 1:2.16.13-1.el9ap; < * (unaffected, rpm). Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 (ansible-core): Version range not reported. Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (ansible-core): Version range not reported. Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 (ansible-core): Version range not reported. Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) (rhelai1/bootc-nvidia-rhel9): Version range not reported. Source: CNA: redhat
-  / ansible-core (ansible-core): 2.17.0 (affected, PyPI); 2.17.0b1 (affected, PyPI); 2.17.0rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.17.0rc2 (affected, PyPI); 2.17.1 (affected, PyPI); 2.17.1rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.17.2 (affected, PyPI); 2.17.2rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.17.2rc2 (affected, PyPI); 2.17.3 (affected, PyPI); 2.17.3rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.17.4 (affected, PyPI); 2.17.4rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.17.5 (affected, PyPI); 2.17.5rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.17.6rc1 (affected, PyPI); Ecosystem version events: introduced 2.17.0b1; fixed 2.17.6. Source: OSV GHSA-jpxc-vmjf-9fcj
-  / ansible-core (ansible-core): 0.0.1a1 (affected, PyPI); 2.11.0 (affected, PyPI); 2.11.0b1 (affected, PyPI); 2.11.0b2 (affected, PyPI); 2.11.0b3 (affected, PyPI); 2.11.0b4 (affected, PyPI); 2.11.0rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.11.0rc2 (affected, PyPI); 2.11.1 (affected, PyPI); 2.11.10 (affected, PyPI); 2.11.10rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.11.11 (affected, PyPI); 2.11.11rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.11.12 (affected, PyPI); 2.11.12rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.11.1rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.11.2 (affected, PyPI); 2.11.2rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.11.3 (affected, PyPI); 2.11.3rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.11.4 (affected, PyPI); 2.11.4rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.11.5 (affected, PyPI); 2.11.5rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.11.6 (affected, PyPI); 2.11.6rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.11.7 (affected, PyPI); 2.11.7rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.11.8 (affected, PyPI); 2.11.8rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.11.9 (affected, PyPI); 2.11.9rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.12.0 (affected, PyPI); 2.12.0b1 (affected, PyPI); 2.12.0b2 (affected, PyPI); 2.12.0rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.12.1 (affected, PyPI); 2.12.10 (affected, PyPI); 2.12.10rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.12.1rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.12.2 (affected, PyPI); 2.12.2rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.12.3 (affected, PyPI); 2.12.3rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.12.4 (affected, PyPI); 2.12.4rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.12.5 (affected, PyPI); 2.12.5rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.12.6 (affected, PyPI); 2.12.6rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.12.7 (affected, PyPI); 2.12.7rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.12.8 (affected, PyPI); 2.12.8rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.12.9 (affected, PyPI); 2.12.9rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.13.0 (affected, PyPI); 2.13.0b0 (affected, PyPI); 2.13.0b1 (affected, PyPI); 2.13.0rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.13.1 (affected, PyPI); 2.13.10 (affected, PyPI); 2.13.10rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.13.11 (affected, PyPI); 2.13.11rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.13.12 (affected, PyPI); 2.13.12rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.13.13 (affected, PyPI); 2.13.13rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.13.1rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.13.2 (affected, PyPI); 2.13.2rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.13.3 (affected, PyPI); 2.13.3rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.13.4 (affected, PyPI); 2.13.4rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.13.5 (affected, PyPI); 2.13.5rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.13.6 (affected, PyPI); 2.13.6rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.13.7 (affected, PyPI); 2.13.7rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.13.8 (affected, PyPI); 2.13.8rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.13.9 (affected, PyPI); 2.13.9rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.14.0 (affected, PyPI); 2.14.0b1 (affected, PyPI); 2.14.0b2 (affected, PyPI); 2.14.0b3 (affected, PyPI); 2.14.0rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.14.0rc1.post0 (affected, PyPI); 2.14.0rc2 (affected, PyPI); 2.14.1 (affected, PyPI); 2.14.10 (affected, PyPI); 2.14.10rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.14.11 (affected, PyPI); 2.14.11rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.14.12 (affected, PyPI); 2.14.12rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.14.13 (affected, PyPI); 2.14.14 (affected, PyPI); 2.14.14rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.14.15 (affected, PyPI); 2.14.15rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.14.16 (affected, PyPI); 2.14.16rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.14.17 (affected, PyPI); 2.14.17rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.14.18 (affected, PyPI); 2.14.18rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.14.1rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.14.2 (affected, PyPI); 2.14.2rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.14.3 (affected, PyPI); 2.14.3rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.14.4 (affected, PyPI); 2.14.4rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.14.5 (affected, PyPI); 2.14.5rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.14.6 (affected, PyPI); 2.14.6rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.14.7 (affected, PyPI); 2.14.7rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.14.8 (affected, PyPI); 2.14.8rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.14.9 (affected, PyPI); 2.14.9rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.15.0 (affected, PyPI); 2.15.0b1 (affected, PyPI); 2.15.0b2 (affected, PyPI); 2.15.0b3 (affected, PyPI); 2.15.0rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.15.0rc2 (affected, PyPI); 2.15.1 (affected, PyPI); 2.15.10 (affected, PyPI); 2.15.10rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.15.11 (affected, PyPI); 2.15.11rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.15.12 (affected, PyPI); 2.15.12rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.15.13 (affected, PyPI); 2.15.13rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.15.1rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.15.2 (affected, PyPI); 2.15.2rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.15.3 (affected, PyPI); 2.15.3rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.15.4 (affected, PyPI); 2.15.4rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.15.5 (affected, PyPI); 2.15.5rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.15.6 (affected, PyPI); 2.15.6rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.15.7 (affected, PyPI); 2.15.7rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.15.8 (affected, PyPI); 2.15.9 (affected, PyPI); 2.15.9rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.16.0 (affected, PyPI); 2.16.0b1 (affected, PyPI); 2.16.0b2 (affected, PyPI); 2.16.0rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.16.1 (affected, PyPI); 2.16.10 (affected, PyPI); 2.16.10rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.16.11 (affected, PyPI); 2.16.11rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.16.12 (affected, PyPI); 2.16.12rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.16.13rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.16.1rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.16.2 (affected, PyPI); 2.16.3 (affected, PyPI); 2.16.3rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.16.4 (affected, PyPI); 2.16.4rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.16.5 (affected, PyPI); 2.16.5rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.16.6 (affected, PyPI); 2.16.7 (affected, PyPI); 2.16.7rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.16.8 (affected, PyPI); 2.16.8rc1 (affected, PyPI); 2.16.9 (affected, PyPI); 2.16.9rc1 (affected, PyPI); Ecosystem version events: introduced 0; fixed 2.16.13. Source: OSV GHSA-jpxc-vmjf-9fcj

## Severity and prioritization

- CVSS 3.1: 5.5 (medium); CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N; source: CNA: redhat

- CISA KEV: No listing in collected sources

- EPSS: 0.27% as of 2026-11-05; percentile 19.44%

- SSVC: exploitation none; automatable no; technical impact partial; source ADP: CISA-ADP

- Weaknesses: CWE-532

## Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

## References

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:10762 (CNA: redhat; vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT)

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:8969 (CNA: redhat; vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT)

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9894 (CNA: redhat; vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT)

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:1249 (CNA: redhat; vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT)

- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-8775 (CNA: redhat; vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT)

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2312119 (CNA: redhat; issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT)

- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jpxc-vmjf-9fcj (CNA: redhat)

- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/11/msg00021.html (ADP: CVE)

- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jpxc-vmjf-9fcj (OSV / GitHub Security Advisories; advisory)

- https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-jpxc-vmjf-9fcj (OSV / GitHub Security Advisories; osv)

## Provenance

- CNA: redhat: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-8775; retrieved 2026-11-05; source updated 2026-11-05

- OSV / GitHub Security Advisories: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-jpxc-vmjf-9fcj; retrieved 2026-11-05; source updated 2026-07-07

- FIRST EPSS: https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-8775; retrieved 2026-11-05; source updated Not reported

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