High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Oct 28, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-3697
CVE-2022-3697
Description
A flaw was found in Ansible in the amazon.aws collection when using the tower_callback parameter from the amazon.aws.ec2_instance module. This flaw allows an attacker to take advantage of this issue as the module is handling the parameter insecurely, leading to the password leaking in the logs.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
ansiblePyPI | >= 2.5.0, < 7.0.0 | 7.0.0 |
Affected products
5- Ansible/amazon.aws collectiondescription
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_collection:*:*:*:*:*:community_aws:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_collection:*:*:*:*:*:community_aws:*:*range: <2.0.0
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_collection:*:*:*:*:*:aws:*:*range: >=2.1.0,<5.1.0
Patches
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References
6- github.com/advisories/GHSA-cpx3-93w7-457xghsaADVISORY
- github.com/ansible-collections/amazon.aws/pull/1199nvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3697ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/ansible-community/ansible-build-data/blob/main/6/CHANGELOG-v6.rstghsaWEB
- github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/35749ghsaWEB
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00018.htmlnvdWEB
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