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title: "CVE-2019-14846\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2019-14846

Publication date 8 October 2019

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**7.8 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-14846?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

In Ansible, all Ansible Engine versions up to ansible-engine 2.8.5,
ansible-engine 2.7.13, ansible-engine 2.6.19, were logging at the DEBUG
level which lead to a disclosure of credentials if a plugin used a library
that logged credentials at the DEBUG level. This flaw does not affect
Ansible modules, as those are executed in a separate process.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ansible | 24.10 oracular | Not affected |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected |
| 23.10 mantic | Not affected |
| 23.04 lunar | Not affected |
| 22.10 kinetic | Not affected |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected |
| 21.10 impish | Not affected |
| 21.04 hirsute | Not affected |
| 20.10 groovy | Not affected |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected |
| 19.10 eoan | Ignored end of life |
| 19.04 disco | Ignored end of life |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Fixed 2.5.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1+esm5  Ubuntu Pro |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3+esm5  Ubuntu Pro |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 1.5.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm3  Ubuntu Pro |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-14846?format=md#patch-details)

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### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| ansible | * Upstream:   [90e74dd](https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/90e74dd2600e5cc42dd9b4f4656f3d651c4ce5c4) |

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

7.8 · High

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Local |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | Low |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | High |
  | Integrity impact | High |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 7.8 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-14846)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-14846)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2019-14846)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-14846)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-7330-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-7330-1)
+ Ansible vulnerabilities
+ 5 March 2025

### Other references

* <https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1755373>
* <https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/63366>
* <https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14846>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-14846>