CVE-2026-71364: Awx: project archive extraction allows path traversal file writes
Red Hat · Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8
Vendor fix available · Affected: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8 · Exploitation: possible (1 to 10%)
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Higher than 77% of scored CVEs
DescriptionCVE.org
A path traversal vulnerability was found in AWX's project archive extraction. The project_archive action plugin extracts zip and tar archive members by joining the project directory path with the member filename without performing path normalization, boundary validation, or rejecting directory traversal sequences. A malicious archive containing members with path traversal components can write files to arbitrary locations on the execution node's filesystem outside the intended project directory. An attacker who controls the archive content, either through a compromised upstream source, a malicious archive URL, or a man-in-the-middle attack on a plain HTTP connection, can achieve arbitrary file writes as the user performing the extraction, potentially leading to remote code execution through mechanisms such as cron files, SSH authorized keys, or playbook content injection.
Affected products8
From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.
- Red Hat · Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8Versions not stated
- Red Hat · Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8Versions not stated
- Red Hat · Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9Versions not stated
- Red Hat · Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9Versions not stated
- Red Hat · Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9Versions not stated
- Red Hat · Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9Versions not stated
- Red Hat · Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6Versions not stated
- Red Hat · Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7Versions not stated
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- Exploitation
- Possible (1 to 10%). EPSS between 1% and 10%.
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Public check
- No public nuclei template
- Vendor
- Red Hat
- Published
- August 2026
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