CVE-2023-4237 Platform: ec2_key module prints out the private key directly to the standard output

What is CVE-2023-4237?

CVE-2023-4237 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8, published on 4 Oct 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

A flaw was found in the Ansible Automation Platform. When creating a new keypair, the ec2_key module prints out the private key directly to the standard output. This flaw allows an attacker to fetch those keys from the log files, compromising the system's confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Weakness: CWE-497

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-4237?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including ansible-core. It affects 2 products.

Products include Redhat Ansible Automation Platform, Redhat Ansible Collection.

How do I fix CVE-2023-4237?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2023-4237 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-4237 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8

• CVE-2021-4112 Privilege escalation in ansible-tower High 8.8
• CVE-2021-3583 Improper Input Validation and Command Injection in Ansible High 7.1
• CVE-2025-9907 Event-driven-ansible: event stream test mode exposes sensitive headers in aap eda Medium 6.7
• CVE-2025-9908 Event-driven-ansible: sensitive internal headers disclosure in aap eda event streams Medium 6.7
• CVE-2025-9909 Aap-gateway: improper path validation in gateway allows credential exfiltration Medium 6.7

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2023-4237, GHSA-ww3m-ffrm-qvqv, PYSEC-2026-1125, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-4237.