Is CVE-2022-3697 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-3697 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2024-11-21.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-3697?

CVE-2022-3697 has a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2022-3697?

Patch guidance is available from redhat security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2022-3697.

Fix CVE-2022-3697 - HIGH redhat ansible

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2022-3697?

3 products: redhat ansible, redhat ansible collection, redhat ansible collection.

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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: none
Availability: none
Weaknesses: CWE-233NVD-CWE-Other

Metadata

Primary Vendor: REDHAT
Published: 10/28/2022
Last Modified: 11/21/2024
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

redhat : ansibleredhat : ansible_collectionredhat : ansible_collection

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

Cite this page

CVE-2022-3697. CVEDatabase.com. Retrieved 1 May 2026. https://cvedatabase.com/cve/CVE-2022-3697

View on NIST NVD

CVE-2022-3697 vulnerability