CVE-2026-16566
Public on 2026-07-27
Modified on 2026-07-27
Description
A flaw was found in the community.general Ansible collection's
jenkins_credential module. When creating a Jenkins API token
(credential_type: token), the module correctly protects the input
password with no_log=True in the argument specification, but places
the generated API token returned by the Jenkins API directly into
the Ansible task result dictionary without output suppression. The
token is emitted in plaintext via exit_json(), causing it to appear
in Ansible task output, AWX/Tower/AAP Controller job logs, callback
plugin output, CI/CD pipeline logs, and fact caching backends. An
attacker with access to any of these output channels can obtain the
Jenkins API token and gain the same privileges as the user who
created it.
jenkins_credential module. When creating a Jenkins API token
(credential_type: token), the module correctly protects the input
password with no_log=True in the argument specification, but places
the generated API token returned by the Jenkins API directly into
the Ansible task result dictionary without output suppression. The
token is emitted in plaintext via exit_json(), causing it to appear
in Ansible task output, AWX/Tower/AAP Controller job logs, callback
plugin output, CI/CD pipeline logs, and fact caching backends. An
attacker with access to any of these output channels can obtain the
Jenkins API token and gain the same privileges as the user who
created it.
Severity
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CVSS v3 Base Score
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Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2023 | ansible | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | ansible-core | Not Affected |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N |