CVE-2025-14010: Ansible Ansible Community General Collection Is Vulnerability

MODERATE
Advisory Identifier: GHSA-8ggh-xwr9-3373
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CVSS 5.5
CWE-532 CWE-200
Published
Advisory Summary

CVE-2025-14010 is a MODERATE (CVSS 5.5) ansible community general collection is vulnerability (CWE-532: Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File) affecting Ansible libraries in the PyPI ecosystem. The issue involves ansible community general collection is vulnerable to exposure of sensitive information. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 12.2.0.

CVE-2025-14010 at a Glance

CVE Identifier CVE-2025-14010
GHSA Identifier GHSA-8ggh-xwr9-3373
Severity MODERATE
CVSS v3.1 Base Score 5.5
CWE Classification CWE-532: Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
Affected Product Ansible
Package Ecosystem PyPI
Published Date
Last Updated

Security Impact

CVSS: 5.5

The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N).

Attack Vector Local (AV:L)
Attack Complexity Low (AC:L)
Privileges Required Low (PR:L)
User Interaction None (UI:N)
Scope Unchanged (S:U)
Confidentiality High (C:H)
Integrity None (I:N)
Availability None (A:N)

How to Fix CVE-2025-14010

To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Ansible dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.

ansible fixed: 12.2.0 
pip install ansible>=12.2.0
Verify Direct and Transitive Dependencies

Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release: 

pip show ansible

How to Check if You Are Affected

To determine whether your Python environment is affected by CVE-2025-14010, inspect your installed packages using pip:

pip show ansible

Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Ansible in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 12.2.0), your application is affected.

Note: The pip show ansible command checks currently installed packages in your active Python environment.

Technical Details

Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-532: Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File, where the product writes sensitive information to a log file. In Ansible, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.

Source Advisory Statement

A flaw was found in ansible-collection-community-general. This vulnerability allows for information exposure (IE) of sensitive credentials, specifically plaintext passwords, via verbose output when running Ansible with debug modes. Attackers with access to logs could retrieve these secrets and potentially compromise Keycloak accounts or administrative access.

CVE-2025-14010 Affected Ansible Versions

1 component(s)
Fixed Versions:
12.2.0
Product / Package Ecosystem Affected Versions Fixed Version
ansible
pypi/ansible
PyPI
< 12.2.0
12.2.0

References

NVD — CVE-2025-14010 NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-14010
Ansible Source Repository REPOSITORY
https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/11000
Security Fix Commit FIX COMMIT
https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/commit/08e56bbb9b57740a879d3057d84cdb02a162b840
Ansible Security Information SECURITY
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-14010
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi WEB
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2418774
Ansible Source Repository REPOSITORY
https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general
Ansible Source Repository REPOSITORY
https://github.com/ansible-community/ansible-build-data/blob/12.2.0/12/CHANGELOG-v12.md#security-fixes

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-14010?
CVE-2025-14010 is a security vulnerability in Ansible involving Ansible Community General Collection is vulnerable to exposure of sensitive information under CWE-532: Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File.
Which Ansible versions are affected?
Affected versions include releases prior to 12.2.0 across affected packages: ansible.
What version fixes CVE-2025-14010?
Upgrading to 12.2.0 (or the latest patched release for your respective branch) resolves the vulnerability.
Is ansible affected?
Yes, ansible is affected in releases prior to 12.2.0. Upgrade your dependency to 12.2.0 or later.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-14010?
CVE-2025-14010 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.5 (MODERATE) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
What CWE is associated with CVE-2025-14010?
CVE-2025-14010 is classified under CWE-532: Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File (The product writes sensitive information to a log file.).
How can I check PyPI dependencies for CVE-2025-14010?
Run the dependency tree command: 'pip show ansible'. This command lists direct and transitive dependencies in your build configuration so you can verify if a vulnerable version is resolved.
Machine-readable OSV JSON OSV v1.5 Schema
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  }, {
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}