Upstream information
Description
A flaw was found in ansible-runner. The unstream_dir() function, which receives and extracts a streamed zip archive on the worker side of the ansible-runner transmit/worker protocol, re-creates symbolic links from archive content without validating the link target and applies chmod() and utime() to an unsanitized filesystem path derived from the archive member name. A crafted archive processed by a worker that consumes attacker-influenced input can create files, create symbolic links, or change permissions outside the intended target directory, which can be leveraged toward code execution.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Does not affect SUSE products
This issue is currently rated as having important severity.
| CVSS detail | CNA (Red Hat) | SUSE |
|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 5.9 | 7.5 |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Attack Vector | Network | Network |
| Attack Complexity | High | High |
| Privileges Required | Low | Low |
| User Interaction | None | None |
| Scope | Unchanged | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality Impact | None | High |
| Integrity Impact | High | High |
| Availability Impact | Low | High |
| CVSSv3 Version | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| CVSS detail | SUSE |
|---|---|
| Base Score | 7.7 |
| Vector | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| Attack Vector | Network |
| Attack Complexity | Low |
| Attack Requirements | Present |
| Privileges Required | Low |
| User Interaction | None |
| Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact | High |
| Vulnerable System Integrity Impact | High |
| Vulnerable System Availability Impact | High |
| Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Subsequent System Integrity Impact | None |
| Subsequent System Availability Impact | None |
| CVSSv4 Version | 4.0 |
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Thu Oct 1 18:51:51 2026CVE page last modified: Fri Oct 2 15:02:54 2026