Awxkit: path traversal via yaml !include directive
Priority LOW 21CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 5 fixed, 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00128 2nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 3 advisoriesRed Hat: 5 fixed, 1 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8 | — | 4.6.32-1.el8ap | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8 | — | 4.6.32-1.el8ap | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9 | — | 4.6.32-1.el9ap | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9 | — | 4.6.32-1.el9ap | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9 | — | 4.7.16-1.el9ap | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9 | — | 4.7.16-1.el9ap | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7 for RHEL 10 | — | 4.8.6-1.el10ap | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7 for RHEL 9 | — | 4.8.6-1.el9ap | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | — | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | — | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | — | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | — | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | — | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | — | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | — | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | — | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | — | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | — | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | awxkit (PyPI) | up to 24.6.1 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-g29c-rgq6-gxgj |
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 4.6.32-1.el8ap Patch available CNA
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 4.6.32-1.el8ap Patch available CNA
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 4.6.32-1.el9ap Patch available CNA
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 4.6.32-1.el9ap Patch available CNA
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 4.7.16-1.el9ap Patch available CNA
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 4.7.16-1.el9ap Patch available CNA
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7 for RHEL 10 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 4.8.6-1.el10ap Patch available CNA
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7 for RHEL 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 4.8.6-1.el9ap Patch available CNA
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- awxkit (PyPI) Vendor— Affected up to 24.6.1 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-g29c-rgq6-gxgj
CPE names CNA · 15
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.5::el8 | 2.5 | — | Red Hat |
| cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.5::el9 | 2.5 | — | Red Hat |
| cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.5::el8 | 2.5 | — | Red Hat |
| cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.5::el9 | 2.5 | — | Red Hat |
| cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.6::el10 | 2.6 | — | Red Hat |
| cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.6::el9 | 2.6 | — | Red Hat |
| cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.6::el10 | 2.6 | — | Red Hat |
| cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.6::el9 | 2.6 | — | Red Hat |
| cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_inside:2.6::el9 | 2.6 | — | Red Hat |
| cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.7::el10 | 2.7 | — | Red Hat |
- cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.5::el8 Versions 2.5 — ·Red Hat
- cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.5::el9 Versions 2.5 — ·Red Hat
- cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.5::el8 Versions 2.5 — ·Red Hat
- cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.5::el9 Versions 2.5 — ·Red Hat
- cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.6::el10 Versions 2.6 — ·Red Hat
- cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.6::el9 Versions 2.6 — ·Red Hat
- cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.6::el10 Versions 2.6 — ·Red Hat
- cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.6::el9 Versions 2.6 — ·Red Hat
- cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_inside:2.6::el9 Versions 2.6 — ·Red Hat
- cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.7::el10 Versions 2.7 — ·Red Hat
Show 5 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.7::el9 | 2.7 | — | Red Hat |
| cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.7::el10 | 2.7 | — | Red Hat |
| cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.7::el9 | 2.7 | — | Red Hat |
| cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_inside:2.7::el9 | 2.7 | — | Red Hat |
| cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2 | 2 | — | Red Hat |
- cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.7::el9 Versions 2.7 — ·Red Hat
- cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.7::el10 Versions 2.7 — ·Red Hat
- cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.7::el9 Versions 2.7 — ·Red Hat
- cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_inside:2.7::el9 Versions 2.7 — ·Red Hat
- cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2 Versions 2 — ·Red Hat
Remediation
Red Hat 3 advisories
- RHSA-2026:59136 Released 2026-08-24 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 Product Security and Bug Fix Update
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 10 python-django-5.2.17-1.el10ap, python3-django-5.2.17-1.el10ap
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9 automation-controller-cli-4.7.16-1.el9ap, automation-controller-venv-tower-4.7.16-1.el9ap, automation-platform-ui-2.6.13-1.el9ap +3
- RHSA-2026:59135 Released 2026-08-24 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 Product Security and Bug Fix Update
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8 automation-controller-cli-4.6.32-1.el8ap, automation-controller-venv-tower-4.6.32-1.el8ap, automation-gateway-server-2.5.20260824-1.el8ap +3
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9 automation-controller-cli-4.6.32-1.el9ap, automation-controller-venv-tower-4.6.32-1.el9ap, automation-gateway-server-2.5.20260824-1.el9ap +3
- RHSA-2026:59137 Released 2026-08-24 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7 Product Security and Bug Fix Update
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7 for RHEL 10 automation-controller-cli-4.8.6-1.el10ap, python-django-5.2.17-1.el10ap, python3-django-5.2.17-1.el10ap
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7 for RHEL 9 automation-controller-cli-4.8.6-1.el9ap, python3.12-django-5.2.17-1.el9ap
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:59135 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:59135 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:59136 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7 for RHEL 10 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:59137 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7 for RHEL 9 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:59137 |
Not affected: 6 products
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 10
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7 for RHEL 10
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7 for RHEL 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-52902
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g29c-rgq6-gxgj
- 2026-11-05 Affected versions changed · CNA
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Sources
- CVE-2026-52902 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-52902 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g29c-rgq6-gxgj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-52902 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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