---
id: CVE-2026-80158
title: >-
  Ansible-collection-community-general: community.general: ipa_getkeytab does
  not set no_log on the bind_pw parameter, disclosing the ipa bind password in
  logs and process listings
summary: >-
  A flaw was found in the ipa_getkeytab module of the community.general

  Ansible collection. The module's bind_pw parameter, used to supply the LDAP
  simple-bind password when retrieving a Kerberos keytab, is not declared with
  no_log, unlike…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-214
vendor: Red Hat
product: ansible-collection-community-general
affected:
  - ansible-collection-community-general (all versions)
  - ansible-collection-community-general (all versions)
  - ansible-collection-community-general (all versions)
  - ansible-collection-community-general (all versions)
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-08-27T14:46:33.318729Z'
published: '2026-08-26'
updated: '2026-10-16'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-16T11:54:39.335Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-80158'
references:
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-80158'
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2524651'
    label: RHBZ#2524651
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00147
epssPercentile: 0.03491
ingestedAt: '2026-10-16T12:05:46.476Z'
---

## Overview

A flaw was found in the ipa_getkeytab module of the community.general
Ansible collection. The module's bind_pw parameter, used to supply the LDAP simple-bind password when retrieving a Kerberos keytab, is not declared with no_log, unlike the sibling password parameter in the same module. As a consequence, the supplied IPA/LDAP bind password is recorded in cleartext in the managed host's system journal/syslog (the module's "Invoked with" record), is included in the module's return values and verbose (-v) output, and is displayed in Automation Controller / AWX job output. The password is additionally passed on the command line to the ipa-getkeytab helper (as --bindpw <value>), exposing it in the process list to local users while the command runs. An attacker able to read these logs, job output, or the process table can obtain the directory bind credential, potentially compromising the accounts and objects that credential can access.

## Affected

- `ansible-collection-community-general (all versions)`
- `ansible-collection-community-general (all versions)`
- `ansible-collection-community-general (all versions)`
- `ansible-collection-community-general (all versions)`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.

### Workarounds

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.