Description
A path traversal vulnerability was found in awxkit, the CLI tool for AWX. The YAML !include directive does not sanitize file paths, allowing an attacker to craft a malicious YAML file that reads arbitrary YAML-formatted files from the local filesystem when a user imports it using "awx --conf.format yaml import". This is a client-side vulnerability requiring user interaction.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7 for RHEL 10 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7 for RHEL 9 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | — | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Developer 2 | automation-controller-cli | 4.6.32-1.el8ap | RHSA-2026:59136, RHSA-2026:59135 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Developer 2 | python-django +1 | 5.2.17-1.el10ap | RHSA-2026:59137, RHSA-2026:59136 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Developer 2 | python3.12-django | 5.2.17-1.el8ap | RHSA-2026:59137, RHSA-2026:59136, RHSA-2026:59135 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | automation-controller-cli +1 | 4.6.32-1.el8ap | RHSA-2026:59137, RHSA-2026:59136, RHSA-2026:59135 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | automation-gateway-server | 2.5.20260824-1.el8ap | RHSA-2026:59135 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | automation-platform-ui | 2.6.13-1.el9ap | RHSA-2026:59136 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | python-django +1 | 5.2.17-1.el10ap | RHSA-2026:59137, RHSA-2026:59136 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | python3.12-aiohttp | 3.14.3-1.el8ap | RHSA-2026:59136, RHSA-2026:59135 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | python3.12-django | 5.2.17-1.el8ap | RHSA-2026:59137, RHSA-2026:59136, RHSA-2026:59135 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | python3.12-gitpython | 3.1.59-1.el8ap | RHSA-2026:59136, RHSA-2026:59135 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | awxkit | <= 24.6.1 | — | GHSA-g29c-rgq6-gxgj |
Advisories 3
- RHSA-2026:59135 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 Product Security and Bug Fix Update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 20, 2026
- RHSA-2026:59136 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 Product Security and Bug Fix Update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 20, 2026
- RHSA-2026:59137 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7 Product Security and Bug Fix Update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 10, 2026
References
- RHSA-2026:59135 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2026:59136 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2026:59137 vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-52902 vdb-entry
- RHBZ#2486729 issue-tracking