CVE-2026-52902: Awxkit: path traversal via yaml !include directive

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.

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

0:4.6.32-1.el8ap to < *unaffected

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9

Default version status: affected

0:4.6.32-1.el9ap to < *unaffected

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9

Default version status: affected

0:4.7.16-1.el9ap to < *unaffected

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7 for RHEL 10

Default version status: affected

0:4.8.6-1.el10ap to < *unaffected