CVE-2026-52902

MEDIUM

Awxkit: path traversal via yaml !include directive

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

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 (2)

Core 2
Core References
Issue Tracking, X_Refsource_Redhat issue-tracking x_refsource_redhat
RHBZ#2486729
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2486729
Vdb Entry, X_Refsource_Redhat vdb-entry x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-52902

Scores

CVSS v3 4.7
EPSS 0.0012
EPSS Percentile 2.2%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-22
Status published
Products (1)
Red Hat/Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2
Published Jun 09, 2026
Tracked Since Jun 09, 2026