Low [CVE-2026-44187] Ansible Lightspeed extension for Visual Studio Code: Information disclosure of Google Gemini API key
This low-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2026-44187.
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Summary
A flaw was found in the Ansible Lightspeed extension for Visual Studio Code. This vulnerability allows an attacker with local access to the workstation, or malware running with the user's privileges, to read the Google Gemini API key.
The extension insecurely stores the API key in plain text within the user's configuration file and writes it to output log files. This information disclosure can lead to the attacker obtaining the API credential and potentially consuming the user's API quota.
Note the VS Code extension is distributed via VS Code Marketplace, not shipped in AAP RPMs or containers. Red Hat severity: Low — CVSS 3.3 (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N).
Weakness: CWE-256. Red Hat lists Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 as not affected.
Affected versions
No affected-version range was extracted from the source record. The vendor advisory is authoritative — check it before change work.
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 16 days ago·verify at source
Fixed versions
No fixed release is recorded yet. That does not prove no patch exists — confirm against the vendor advisory.
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 16 days ago·verify at source
Mitigation checklist
- Users should immediately rotate and remove any exposed Google Gemini API keys. The API key entry must be manually removed from the ~/.config/Code/User/settings.json file. Additionally, ensure secure handling or purging of log files that may contain the API key.
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 16 days ago·verify at source
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