Description
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.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8
Default version status: affected
0:3.49.63-2.el8ap to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9
Default version status: affected
0:3.49.63-2.el9ap to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9
Default version status: affected
0:3.49.63-2.el9ap to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 8
Default version status: affected
0:3.49.39-2.el8pc to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 8
Default version status: affected
0:3.49.39-2.el8pc to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 9
Default version status: affected
0:3.49.39-2.el9pc to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 9
Default version status: affected
0:3.49.39-2.el9pc to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9
Default version status: affected
0:3.63.21-2.el9pc to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9
Default version status: affected
0:3.63.21-2.el9pc to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6.18 for RHEL 9
Default version status: affected
0:3.73.30-2.el9pc to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6.18 for RHEL 9
Default version status: affected
0:3.73.30-2.el9pc to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6.19 for RHEL 9
Default version status: affected
0:3.85.15-5.el9pc to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6.19 for RHEL 9
Default version status: affected
0:3.85.15-5.el9pc to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6
Default version status: affected
1783979593 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7
Default version status: affected
1783919521 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2
Default version status: unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Update Infrastructure 4 for Cloud Providers
Default version status: affected
Red Hat Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5
Default version status: affected
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42078 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42079 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42082 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42132 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42142 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42150 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42151 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42240 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-12701 ↗
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2490703 ↗