Awxkit: path traversal via yaml !include directive
CVE-2026-52902

4.7MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Red Hat
Status
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2
Vendor
CVE Published:
9 June 2026

What is CVE-2026-52902?

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.

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-52902
vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2486729
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.7
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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