Path Traversal in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2
CVE-2026-52902
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.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (4.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 4th percentile — 4.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-52902 (vdb-entry)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (issue-tracking)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:59137 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:59135 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:59136 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-52902?
- CVE-2026-52902 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2026-06-09.
- How severe is CVE-2026-52902?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.