Path Traversal in Red Hat Satellite 6

CVE-2026-103870

A flaw was found in pulp-rpm when it publishes a distribution tree. Addon and variant ids from .treeinfo are used as directory names. A user who can sync or upload that tree can make the publish task create a new directory outside the task work area and write that tree's repository metadata and packages there, as the Pulp worker user. An existing file or directory is not replaced. The flaw does not disclose data and does not stop the service.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-103870?
CVE-2026-103870 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Satellite 6, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.0/10. Published 2026-10-07.
How severe is CVE-2026-103870?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.0 out of 10.