diff --git a/CHANGES/+no-traceback-task.removal b/CHANGES/+no-traceback-task.removal
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..40c4f9ee82d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGES/+no-traceback-task.removal
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Stopped leaking sensitive information of failures in the task API.
diff --git a/pulpcore/app/models/task.py b/pulpcore/app/models/task.py
index ed0b2e87a0d..133fb6f9014 100644
--- a/pulpcore/app/models/task.py
+++ b/pulpcore/app/models/task.py
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ def set_completed(self, result=None):
                 )
         self._cleanup_progress_reports(TASK_STATES.COMPLETED)
 
-    def set_failed(self, exc, tb):
+    def set_failed(self, exc, tb=None):
         """
         Set this Task to the failed state and save it.
 
@@ -284,8 +284,12 @@ def set_failed(self, exc, tb):
             tb (traceback): Traceback instance for the current exception.
         """
         finished_at = timezone.now()
-        tb_str = "".join(traceback.format_tb(tb))
-        error = exception_to_dict(exc, tb_str)
+        error = {}
+        if tb:
+            tb_str = "".join(traceback.format_tb(tb))
+            error = exception_to_dict(exc, tb_str)
+        else:
+            error = exception_to_dict(exc)
         rows = Task.objects.filter(
             pk=self.pk,
             state=TASK_STATES.RUNNING,
diff --git a/pulpcore/app/tasks/repository.py b/pulpcore/app/tasks/repository.py
index b20bf3c7dbd..efa701b94bb 100644
--- a/pulpcore/app/tasks/repository.py
+++ b/pulpcore/app/tasks/repository.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 from asgiref.sync import sync_to_async
 from django.db import transaction
-from rest_framework.serializers import ValidationError
+from pulpcore.exceptions import RepositoryVersionDeleteError
 
 from pulpcore.app import models
 from pulpcore.app.models import ProgressReport
@@ -44,12 +44,7 @@ def delete_version(pk):
             return
 
         if version.repository.versions.complete().count() <= 1:
-            raise ValidationError(
-                _(
-                    "Cannot delete repository version. Repositories must have at least one "
-                    "repository version."
-                )
-            )
+            raise RepositoryVersionDeleteError
 
         log.info(
             "Deleting and squashing version {num} of repository '{repo}'".format(
diff --git a/pulpcore/download/factory.py b/pulpcore/download/factory.py
index 343d45be3f6..504dae34452 100644
--- a/pulpcore/download/factory.py
+++ b/pulpcore/download/factory.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 import asyncio
 import atexit
 import copy
-from gettext import gettext as _
 from multidict import MultiDict
 import platform
 import ssl
@@ -15,6 +14,7 @@
 from pulpcore.app.apps import PulpAppConfig
 from .http import HttpDownloader
 from .file import FileDownloader
+from pulpcore.exceptions import UrlSchemeNotSupportedError
 
 
 PROTOCOL_MAP = {
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ def build(self, url, **kwargs):
             builder = self._handler_map[scheme]
             download_class = self._download_class_map[scheme]
         except KeyError:
-            raise ValueError(_("URL: {u} not supported.".format(u=url)))
+            raise UrlSchemeNotSupportedError(url)
         else:
             return builder(download_class, url, **kwargs)
 
diff --git a/pulpcore/download/http.py b/pulpcore/download/http.py
index 2d3f46a9374..7b301f37c2e 100644
--- a/pulpcore/download/http.py
+++ b/pulpcore/download/http.py
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
     DigestValidationError,
     SizeValidationError,
     TimeoutException,
+    DnsDomainNameException,
+    ProxyAuthenticationRequiredError,
 )
 
 
@@ -236,6 +238,7 @@ async def run(self, extra_data=None):
             aiohttp.ClientPayloadError,
             aiohttp.ClientResponseError,
             aiohttp.ServerDisconnectedError,
+            DnsDomainNameException,
             TimeoutError,
             TimeoutException,
             DigestValidationError,
@@ -289,12 +292,17 @@ async def _run(self, extra_data=None):
         """
         if self.download_throttler:
             await self.download_throttler.acquire()
-        async with self.session.get(
-            self.url, proxy=self.proxy, proxy_auth=self.proxy_auth, auth=self.auth
-        ) as response:
-            self.raise_for_status(response)
-            to_return = await self._handle_response(response)
-            await response.release()
+        try:
+            async with self.session.get(
+                self.url, proxy=self.proxy, proxy_auth=self.proxy_auth, auth=self.auth
+            ) as response:
+                self.raise_for_status(response)
+                to_return = await self._handle_response(response)
+                await response.release()
+        except aiohttp.ClientConnectorDNSError:
+            raise DnsDomainNameException(self.url)
+        except aiohttp.ClientHttpProxyError:
+            raise ProxyAuthenticationRequiredError(self.proxy)
         if self._close_session_on_finalize:
             await self.session.close()
         return to_return
diff --git a/pulpcore/exceptions/__init__.py b/pulpcore/exceptions/__init__.py
index 476cd60d3da..9563733af9c 100644
--- a/pulpcore/exceptions/__init__.py
+++ b/pulpcore/exceptions/__init__.py
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
     TimeoutException,
     exception_to_dict,
     DomainProtectedError,
+    DnsDomainNameException,
+    UrlSchemeNotSupportedError,
+    ProxyAuthenticationRequiredError,
+    RepositoryVersionDeleteError,
 )
 from .validation import (
     DigestValidationError,
diff --git a/pulpcore/exceptions/base.py b/pulpcore/exceptions/base.py
index ecddb2f084f..49979b7d0ef 100644
--- a/pulpcore/exceptions/base.py
+++ b/pulpcore/exceptions/base.py
@@ -94,3 +94,75 @@ def __init__(self):
 
     def __str__(self):
         return _("You cannot delete a domain that still contains repositories with content.")
+
+
+class DnsDomainNameException(PulpException):
+    """
+    Exception to signal that dns could not resolve the domain name for specified url.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, url):
+        """
+        :param url: the url that dns could not resolve
+        :type url: str
+        """
+        super().__init__("PLP0008")
+        self.url = url
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return _("Domain name was not found for {}. Check if specified url is valid.").format(
+            self.url
+        )
+
+
+class UrlSchemeNotSupportedError(PulpException):
+    """
+    Exception raised when a URL scheme (e.g. 'ftp://') is provided that
+    Pulp does not have a registered handler for.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, url):
+        """
+        :param url: The full URL that failed validation.
+        :type url: str
+        """
+        super().__init__("PLP0009")
+        self.url = url
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return _("URL: {u} not supported.").format(u=self.url)
+
+
+class ProxyAuthenticationRequiredError(PulpException):
+    """
+    Exception to signal that the proxy server requires authentication
+    but it was not provided or is invalid (HTTP 407).
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, proxy_url):
+        """
+        :param proxy_url: The URL of the proxy server.
+        :type proxy_url: str
+        """
+        super().__init__("PLP0010")
+        self.proxy_url = proxy_url
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return _(
+            "Proxy authentication failed for {proxy_url}. Please check your proxy credentials."
+        ).format(proxy_url=self.proxy_url)
+
+
+class RepositoryVersionDeleteError(PulpException):
+    """
+    Raised when attempting to delete a repository version that cannot be deleted
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__("PLP0011")
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return _(
+            "Cannot delete repository version. Repositories must have at least one "
+            "repository version."
+        )
diff --git a/pulpcore/tasking/tasks.py b/pulpcore/tasking/tasks.py
index c187bd91957..f1a72880913 100644
--- a/pulpcore/tasking/tasks.py
+++ b/pulpcore/tasking/tasks.py
@@ -30,9 +30,13 @@
     TASK_WAKEUP_HANDLE,
     TASK_WAKEUP_UNBLOCK,
 )
+from pulpcore.exceptions.base import PulpException
+from pulp_glue.common.exceptions import PulpException as PulpGlueException
+
 from pulpcore.middleware import x_task_diagnostics_var
 from pulpcore.tasking.kafka import send_task_notification
 
+
 _logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
@@ -70,10 +74,17 @@ def _execute_task(task):
             log_task_start(task, domain)
             task_function = get_task_function(task)
             result = task_function()
+        except (PulpException, PulpGlueException):
+            exc_type, exc, _ = sys.exc_info()
+            log_task_failed(task, exc_type, exc, None, domain)  # Leave no traceback in logs
+            task.set_failed(exc)
+            send_task_notification(task)
         except Exception:
             exc_type, exc, tb = sys.exc_info()
-            task.set_failed(exc, tb)
             log_task_failed(task, exc_type, exc, tb, domain)
+            # Generic exception for user
+            safe_exc = Exception("An internal error occured.")
+            task.set_failed(safe_exc)
             send_task_notification(task)
         else:
             task.set_completed(result)
@@ -95,10 +106,17 @@ async def _aexecute_task(task):
         try:
             task_coroutine_fn = await aget_task_function(task)
             result = await task_coroutine_fn()
+        except (PulpException, PulpGlueException):
+            exc_type, exc, _ = sys.exc_info()
+            log_task_failed(task, exc_type, exc, None, domain)  # Leave no traceback in logs
+            await sync_to_async(task.set_failed)(exc)
+            send_task_notification(task)
         except Exception:
             exc_type, exc, tb = sys.exc_info()
-            await sync_to_async(task.set_failed)(exc, tb)
             log_task_failed(task, exc_type, exc, tb, domain)
+            # Generic exception for user
+            safe_exc = Exception("An internal error occured.")
+            await sync_to_async(task.set_failed)(safe_exc)
             send_task_notification(task)
         else:
             await sync_to_async(task.set_completed)(result)
@@ -144,7 +162,8 @@ def log_task_failed(task, exc_type, exc, tb, domain):
             domain=domain.name,
         )
     )
-    _logger.info("\n".join(traceback.format_list(traceback.extract_tb(tb))))
+    if tb:
+        _logger.info("\n".join(traceback.format_list(traceback.extract_tb(tb))))
 
 
 async def aget_task_function(task):
diff --git a/pulpcore/tests/functional/api/test_tasking.py b/pulpcore/tests/functional/api/test_tasking.py
index 183ec2f00b6..86c597df1ee 100644
--- a/pulpcore/tests/functional/api/test_tasking.py
+++ b/pulpcore/tests/functional/api/test_tasking.py
@@ -468,7 +468,9 @@ def test_executes_on_api_worker_when_no_async(
                 "pulpcore.app.tasks.test.sleep", args=(LT_TIMEOUT,), immediate=True
             )
             monitor_task(task_href)
-        assert "Immediate tasks must be async functions" in ctx.value.task.error["description"]
+        # Assert masked internal error
+        # Underlying cause is ValueError("Immediate tasks must be async functions")
+        assert "An internal error occured." in ctx.value.task.error["description"]
 
     @pytest.mark.parallel
     def test_timeouts_on_api_worker(self, pulpcore_bindings, dispatch_task):
@@ -484,7 +486,8 @@ def test_timeouts_on_api_worker(self, pulpcore_bindings, dispatch_task):
         )
         task = pulpcore_bindings.TasksApi.read(task_href)
         assert task.state == "failed"
-        assert "timed out after" in task.error["description"]
+        # Assert masked internal error; underlying cause is asyncio.TimeoutError
+        assert "An internal error occured." in task.error["description"]
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
@@ -576,4 +579,5 @@ def test_times_out_on_task_worker(
                     exclusive_resources=[COMMON_RESOURCE],
                 )
             monitor_task(task_href)
-        assert "timed out after" in ctx.value.task.error["description"]
+        # Assert masked internal error; underlying cause is asyncio.TimeoutError
+        assert "An internal error occured." in ctx.value.task.error["description"]
diff --git a/pulpcore/tests/functional/api/using_plugin/test_proxy.py b/pulpcore/tests/functional/api/using_plugin/test_proxy.py
index 29f132ba92a..3c19007b6e0 100644
--- a/pulpcore/tests/functional/api/using_plugin/test_proxy.py
+++ b/pulpcore/tests/functional/api/using_plugin/test_proxy.py
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ def test_sync_https_through_http_proxy_with_auth_but_auth_not_configured(
     try:
         _run_basic_sync_and_assert(file_bindings, monitor_task, remote_on_demand, file_repo)
     except PulpTaskError as exc:
-        assert "407, message='Proxy Authentication Required'" in exc.task.error["description"]
+        assert "Proxy authentication failed for" in exc.task.error["description"]
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parallel
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 14812972ff2..fe99fb20e65 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -52,9 +52,10 @@ dependencies = [
   "opentelemetry-sdk>=1.27.0,<1.39",
   "opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-http>=1.27.0,<1.39",
   "protobuf>=4.21.1,<7.0",
-  "pulp-glue>=0.28.0,<0.37",
+  "pulp-glue>=0.30.0,<0.37",
   "pygtrie>=2.5,<=2.5.0",
   "psycopg[binary]>=3.1.8,<3.4",  # SemVer, not explicitely stated, but mentioned on multiple changes.
+  "pycares>=4.0.0,<5.0",  # Explicit dependency to ensure compatibility with aiodns.
   "pyparsing>=3.1.0,<3.3",    # Looks like only bugfixes in z-Stream.
   "python-gnupg>=0.5.0,<0.6",  # Looks like only bugfixes in z-Stream [changelog only in git]
   "PyYAML>=5.1.1,<6.1",  # Looks like only bugfixes in z-Stream.