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Awx: project archive extraction allows path traversal file writes

Type: advisorySource: Official CVE List1 source record

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.

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CVE-2026-71364

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Security context

Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-71364

Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8

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Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9

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

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Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9

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

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Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6

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

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Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7

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

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Structured affected-version data

Original package identities and version rules from this source.

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Related CVEs
CVE-2026-71364

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Publisher severity

high

Source reference: /containers/cna/metrics

Event
#17040 · Revision 1
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Revision history

  1. CVE-2026-71364 · Revision 1Source updated