CVE-2026-103754 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-103754: Ansible-runner: ansible-runner: path traversal and symlink escape in unstream_dir() allows file write outside the target directory

Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2
Weakness CWE-22 · Path traversal
Published October 1, 2026
Last update October 1, 2026

CVSS base score

5.9/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A flaw was found in ansible-runner. The unstream_dir() function, which receives and extracts a streamed zip archive on the worker side of the ansible-runner transmit/worker protocol, re-creates symbolic links from archive content without validating the link target and applies chmod() and utime() to an unsanitized filesystem path derived from the archive member name. A crafted archive processed by a worker that consumes attacker-influenced input can create files, create symbolic links, or change permissions outside the intended target directory, which can be leveraged toward code execution.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 1, 2026 CVE published

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