High

Ansible-collection-ansible-posix: ansible.posix authorized_key: local privilege escalation via symlink-following chown

Type: advisorySource: Official CVE List1 source record

A local privilege escalation vulnerability was found in the ansible.posix authorized_key module. The module's keyfile() function uses os.chown() instead of os.lchown() and opens files without O_NOFOLLOW when managing SSH authorized keys. An unprivileged local user can pre-stage symbolic links in their ~/.ssh directory to redirect file ownership changes to arbitrary system paths when an operator runs the authorized_key task as root, leading to local privilege escalation.

Announced 10 Jun 2026Group revision 1

Original source ↗

CVE-2026-11837

Primary source · Revision 1

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Security context

Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-11837

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product

Affected versions: Not stated in this record
Fixed versions: Not stated in this record
Prerequisites: Not stated in this record

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/1/product

Affected versions: Not stated in this record
Fixed versions: Not stated in this record
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/2/product

Affected versions: Not stated in this record
Fixed versions: Not stated in this record
Prerequisites: Not stated in this record

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/3/product

Affected versions: Not stated in this record
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/4/product

Affected versions: Not stated in this record
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/5/product

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/6/product

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/7/product

Affected versions: Not stated in this record
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/8/product

Affected versions: Not stated in this record
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/9/product

Affected versions: Not stated in this record
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/10/product

Affected versions: Not stated in this record
Fixed versions: Not stated in this record
Prerequisites: Not stated in this record

Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/11/product

Affected versions: Not stated in this record
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Prerequisites: Not stated in this record

Red Hat OpenStack Platform 18.0

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/12/product

Affected versions: Not stated in this record
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Structured affected-version data

Original package identities and version rules from this source.

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Related CVEs: CVE-2026-11837
Source reference: /cveMetadata/cveId

Publisher severity

high

Source reference: /containers/cna/metrics

Event: #21309 · Revision 1
Added to Heist Feed: Sun, 25 Oct 2026 05:42:57 GMT
Publisher date: Wed, 10 Jun 2026 05:03:05 GMT

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Revision history

25 Oct 2026CVE-2026-11837 · Revision 1Source updated