Executive brief
The ipa_getkeytab module in Ansible's community.general collection fails to properly hide the LDAP bind password during execution. This password is exposed in system logs, job output, and process listings where local users can read it, potentially compromising directory access and authenticated accounts. Organizations using this module to retrieve Kerberos keytabs are at risk of credential compromise.
Technical details
The ipa_getkeytab module in community.general Ansible collection contains a credential disclosure vulnerability (CWE-214) in which the bind_pw parameter lacks the no_log attribute. This causes the LDAP simple-bind password to be recorded in cleartext across multiple locations: system journal/syslog output, module return values, verbose command output, and Automation Controller/AWX job logs. Additionally, the password is exposed on the command line as --bindpw argument to the ipa-getkeytab helper binary, making it visible to local users viewing the process table while the command executes. An authenticated local attacker (privilege required: low) with access to logs or the process list can extract the directory bind credential and potentially compromise IPA/LDAP accounts and resources that credential can access. Fix availability depends on Ansible project's patch release schedule.
Affected products
- Ansible community.general <UNKNOWN>
Timeline
- 2026-08-26: disclosed
- other: CVE-2026-80158 assigned