CVE-2020-10691

Local file overwrite via unsanitized archive path

Published Apr 30, 2020 · Updated Aug 4, 2024

Path traversal in Red Hat Ansible 2.9.x before 2.9.7 allows local users to overwrite files via ansible-galaxy collection install. The collection extractor creates directories and extracts tar members using archive-provided filenames without sanitizing traversal components, allowing a crafted collection archive to escape its destination path. Exploitation requires local access to run the installation command and can alter arbitrary files, with integrity and availability consequences but no demonstrated confidentiality impact.

CVSS severity5.2
Medium
EPSS probability0.36%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in Red Hat Ansible 2.9.x before 2.9.7 allows local users to overwrite files via ansible-galaxy collection install. The collection extractor creates directories and extracts tar members using archive-provided filenames without sanitizing traversal components, allowing a crafted collection archive to escape its destination path. Exploitation requires local access to run the installation command and can alter arbitrary files, with integrity and availability consequences but no demonstrated confidentiality impact.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-10691
Published
Apr 30, 2020
Updated
Aug 4, 2024
Vendor
Red Hat
Product
Ansible
Classifications
CWE-22, T1203
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 30, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=all ansible-engine versions 2.9.x prior to 2.9.7

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Red Hat · Ansibleversion=all ansible-engine versions 2.9.x prior to 2.9.7

Published CVSS scores

3.6NVDAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
5.2Red Hat, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

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