Path Traversal in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2
CVE-2026-12701
A path traversal vulnerability was found in pulpcore. The relative_path_validator function only verifies that content paths do not begin with "/" but fails to block directory traversal sequences such as "../" anywhere in the path. An authenticated administrator can craft a relative_path containing embedded traversal sequences (e.g., "looking/normal/../../../../etc/shadow") that escapes the intended export directory during FilesystemExport operations. Because the file content is also user-controlled (uploaded artifact), this allows arbitrary file write to any location writable by the Pulp service user, potentially leading to service compromise or further system exploitation.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.012 (67.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 68th percentile — 67.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 For Rhel 8 — versions 0:3.49.63-2.el8ap
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 For Rhel 9 — versions 0:3.49.63-2.el9ap
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 — versions 1783979593
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 For Rhel 9 — versions 0:3.49.63-2.el9ap
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7 — versions 1783919521
- Red Hat Satellite 6
- Red Hat Satellite 6.16 For Rhel 8 — versions 0:3.49.39-2.el8pc
- Red Hat Satellite 6.16 For Rhel 9 — versions 0:3.49.39-2.el9pc
- Red Hat Satellite 6.17 For Rhel 9 — versions 0:3.63.21-2.el9pc
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-12701 (vdb-entry)
- RHBZ#2490703 (issue-tracking)
- RHSA-2026:42150 (vendor-advisory)
- RHSA-2026:42078 (vendor-advisory)
- RHSA-2026:42079 (vendor-advisory)
- RHSA-2026:42082 (vendor-advisory)
- RHSA-2026:42151 (vendor-advisory)
- RHSA-2026:42240 (vendor-advisory)
- RHSA-2026:42132 (vendor-advisory)
- RHSA-2026:42142 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-12701?
- CVE-2026-12701 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.0/10. Published 2026-07-20.
- How severe is CVE-2026-12701?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.0 out of 10.