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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD8.8 High

CVE-2026-89091

Ansible-core: ansible-core: ansible-galaxy collection install symlink path escape allows arbitrary file write / code execution

Description

A flaw was found in ansible-core. When installing a collection with `ansible-galaxy collection install`, the archive extractor validates member paths using lexical path normalisation (os.path.abspath) instead of resolving symbolic links (os.path.realpath), and it performs no containment check on symlink-typed directory members before creating them. A crafted collection tarball can chain symlink directory entries so that a subsequent file member is written outside the intended destination directory. This allows an attacker who can get a victim to install a malicious collection to overwrite arbitrary files with the privileges of the user running ansible-galaxy, leading to code execution on the control node. This is a bypass of the fix for CVE-2020-10691.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

Red Hat Migration Toolkit for Applications 8

Default version status: unaffected

Red Hat Migration Toolkit for Virtualization

Default version status: unaffected

Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 3

Default version status: unaffected

Red Hat Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2

Default version status: unaffected

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2

Default version status: unaffected

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2

Default version status: unaffected

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2

Default version status: unaffected

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2

Default version status: unaffected

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2

Default version status: unaffected

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2

Default version status: unaffected

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2

Default version status: unaffected

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2

Default version status: unaffected

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Ansible Core 2

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Ansible Core 2

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Ansible Core 2

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Ansible Core 2

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat Certification Program for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Default version status: unaffected

Red Hat Red Hat Discovery 2

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat OpenStack Platform 18.0

Default version status: unaffected

Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Self-service automation portal 2

Default version status: affected

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