Disclosure summary
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.
Source-reported weakness categories
CWE-22
Source-specific records & product guidance
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NIST National Vulnerability Database · NVD-CVE-2026-103754
Open original source · Updated Oct 01, 2026
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Original records & references
PUBLISHED 2026-10-01T08:17:15-04:00
MODIFIED 2026-10-01T14:17:12-04:00
INGESTED 2026-10-06T11:45:14-04:00