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

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.7 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-06-09 · updated 2026-08-24
Weakness: CWE-22

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

Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2: all versions
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8: all versions — fixed in 0:4.6.32-1.el8ap
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9: all versions — fixed in 0:4.6.32-1.el9ap
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9: all versions — fixed in 0:4.7.16-1.el9ap
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7 for RHEL 10: all versions — fixed in 0:4.8.6-1.el10ap
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7 for RHEL 9: all versions — fixed in 0:4.8.6-1.el9ap

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8 0:4.6.32-1.el8ap; Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9 0:4.6.32-1.el9ap; Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9 0:4.7.16-1.el9ap; Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7 for RHEL 10 0:4.8.6-1.el10ap; Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7 for RHEL 9 0:4.8.6-1.el9ap. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

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