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.
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| Description | 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. | |
| Title | Ansible-runner: ansible-runner: path traversal and symlink escape in unstream_dir() allows file write outside the target directory | |
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Redhat
Redhat ansible Automation Platform |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-22 | |
| CPEs | cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2 | |
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Redhat
Redhat ansible Automation Platform |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-01T13:20:30.126Z
Reserved: 2026-10-01T10:32:25.691Z
Link: CVE-2026-103754
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Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2026-10-01T12:17:15.937
Modified: 2026-10-01T12:41:25.413
Link: CVE-2026-103754
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