CVE-2026-11819

Community.general: community.general keyring_info — os keyring passphrase returned in plaintext

Published Jun 23, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Module: plugins/modules/keyring_info.py

CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MEDIUM — AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Issue: The module retrieves a passphrase from the OS native keyring (GNOME Keyring, macOS Keychain, Windows Credential Manager) and places it directly into result["passphrase"] with no output suppression, no no_log protection, and no documentation warning.

Root Cause:

Line 105 (protected): keyring_password=dict(type="str", required=True, no_log=True)
Line 127 (NOT protected): result["passphrase"] = passphrase

Observed Output:

{
"changed": false,
"passphrase": "MyMasterP@ssw0rd!SSH_Key_Secret"
}
Visible via register + debug:
{
"keyring_result": {
"changed": false,
"passphrase": "MyMasterP@ssw0rd!SSH_Key_Secret"
}
}

Impact:

Master passwords, SSH key passphrases and service credentials appear in all Ansible output

register: keyring_result followed by debug: var=keyring_result prints passphrase in full

Ansible fact caching backends (Redis, JSON file, memcached) may persist the passphrase

AWX/Tower job logs silently store the live credential

Fix:

module.exit_json(changed=False, passphrase=passphrase, _ansible_no_log=True)

Also add a documentation warning requiring callers to use no_log: true at the task level.

PoCs


Fig 1: PoC execution showing passphrase in plaintext output


Fig 2: Source code showing no_log=True on input (line 105) vs unprotected output (line 127)

Remediation

Vendor Workaround

A workaround is available: set `no_log: true` on any Ansible task that invokes the community.general keyring_info module so the passphrase returned by the module is masked in playbook output, registered results, and logs. Additionally, avoid displaying or registering the module result in debug tasks, and review fact-caching backends and centralized job-log storage (such as AWX/Ansible Tower) for retained module results containing the passphrase. The companion keyring (write-side) module is not affected.

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat community.general
Vendors & Products Redhat community.general
Type Values Removed Values Added
References
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Module: plugins/modules/keyring_info.py CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MEDIUM — AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Issue: The module retrieves a passphrase from the OS native keyring (GNOME Keyring, macOS Keychain, Windows Credential Manager) and places it directly into result["passphrase"] with no output suppression, no no_log protection, and no documentation warning. Root Cause: Line 105 (protected): keyring_password=dict(type="str", required=True, no_log=True) Line 127 (NOT protected): result["passphrase"] = passphrase Observed Output: { "changed": false, "passphrase": "MyMasterP@ssw0rd!SSH_Key_Secret" } Visible via register + debug: { "keyring_result": { "changed": false, "passphrase": "MyMasterP@ssw0rd!SSH_Key_Secret" } } Impact: Master passwords, SSH key passphrases and service credentials appear in all Ansible output register: keyring_result followed by debug: var=keyring_result prints passphrase in full Ansible fact caching backends (Redis, JSON file, memcached) may persist the passphrase AWX/Tower job logs silently store the live credential Fix: module.exit_json(changed=False, passphrase=passphrase, _ansible_no_log=True) Also add a documentation warning requiring callers to use no_log: true at the task level. PoCs Fig 1: PoC execution showing passphrase in plaintext output Fig 2: Source code showing no_log=True on input (line 105) vs unprotected output (line 127)
Title Community.general: community.general keyring_info — os keyring passphrase returned in plaintext
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Weaknesses CWE-532
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Nov 5, 2026, 4:22 PM
Reserved
Jun 9, 2026, 5:27 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Jun 23, 2026, 9:16 PM
Modified
Nov 5, 2026, 5:17 PM