red-hatCVE-2026-71462
StringListPathField.to_internal_value() calls os.path.exists() on unbounded user-supplied paths. 200 vs 400 response reveals existence of arbitrary absolute paths on the controller-web pod.
Medium4.1CVE-2026-71462 · Published Sep 23, 2026 · updated Sep 24, 2026
Affected versions
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Details and references
StringListPathField.to_internal_value() calls os.path.exists() on unbounded user-supplied paths. 200 vs 400 response reveals existence of arbitrary absolute paths on the controller-web pod. Tenant superuser can confirm /etc/tower/SECRET_KEY, k8s service-account token, receptor sockets, ConfigMap mount points. Mainly impactful on managed AAP (ansiblecloud.com) where tenant admin != host admin.
- CVSS 3.1
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
- Severity from
- no source yet
- Weakness
- CWE-204
- www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-71462
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-71462
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71113
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71114
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71177
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71179
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-71462
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2512371