Answer in brief
CVE-2026-89091 records a High severity (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability in Ansible-core: ansible-core: ansible-galaxy collection install symlink path escape allows arbitrary file write / code execution. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-24/ee-minimal-rhel8 (generic), Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-24/ee-minimal-rhel9 (generic), Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-24/hub-rhel8 (generic), Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-25/ansible-dev-tools-rhel8 (generic) and additional mapped packages. Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 8.8. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-24/ee-minimal-rhel8 (generic), Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-24/ee-minimal-rhel9 (generic), Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-24/hub-rhel8 (generic), Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-25/ansible-dev-tools-rhel8 (generic) and additional mapped packages. Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-24/ee-minimal-rhel8generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-24/ee-minimal-rhel9generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-24/hub-rhel8generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-25/ansible-dev-tools-rhel8generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-25/ee-minimal-rhel8generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-25/ee-minimal-rhel9generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-25/hub-rhel8generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-26/ansible-dev-tools-rhel9generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-26/controller-rhel9-operatorgeneric | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-26/de-minimal-rhel9generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-26/de-supported-rhel9generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-26/eda-controller-rhel9generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-26/eda-controller-rhel9-operatorgeneric | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-26/ee-minimal-rhel9generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-26/ee-supported-rhel9generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-26/gateway-rhel9-operatorgeneric | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-26/hub-rhel9generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-26/hub-rhel9-operatorgeneric | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-26/lightspeed-rhel9-operatorgeneric | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-26/platform-resource-rhel9-operatorgeneric | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-26/platform-resource-runner-rhel9generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-27/aap-cloud-billing-operator-rhel9generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-27/ansible-devspaces-rhel9generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-27/ansible-dev-tools-rhel9generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-27/controller-rhel9-operatorgeneric | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-27/de-minimal-rhel9generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-27/de-supported-rhel9generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-27/eda-controller-rhel9generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-27/eda-controller-rhel9-operatorgeneric | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-27/ee-minimal-rhel9generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-27/ee-supported-rhel9generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-27/gateway-rhel9-operatorgeneric | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-27/hub-rhel9generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-27/hub-rhel9-operatorgeneric | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-27/lightspeed-rhel9-operatorgeneric | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-27/metrics-service-rhel9-operatorgeneric | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-27/platform-resource-rhel9-operatorgeneric | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-27/platform-resource-runner-rhel9generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform/bootc-automation-portal-rhel9generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform/ee-minimal-rhel8generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform/ee-minimal-rhel9generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-tech-preview/ansible-devspaces-rhel9generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-tech-preview/ee-minimal-rhel8generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-tech-preview/ee-minimal-rhel9generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-tech-preview/metrics-service-rhel9-operatorgeneric | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/ansible-coregeneric | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/discovery/discovery-server-rhel9generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/openshift4/ose-ansible-rhel9-operatorgeneric | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/openstack-ansible-coregeneric | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/rhacm2/volsync-operator-bundlegeneric | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/rhacm2/volsync-rhel9generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/rhui5/installer-rhel9generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/rhui5/installer-tp-rhel9generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/rhui5/rhua-rhel9generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/rhui5/rhua-tp-rhel9generic | * | Not reported |
Published upstream
Oct 8, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 8, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Oct 8, 2026
A flaw was found in ansible-core. When installing a collection with `ansible-galaxy collection install`, the archive extractor validates member paths using lexical path normalisation (os.path.abspath) instead of resolving symbolic links (os.path.realpath), and it performs no containment check on symlink-typed directory members before creating them. A crafted collection tarball can chain symlink directory entries so that a subsequent file member is written outside the intended destination directory. This allows an attacker who can get a victim to install a malicious collection to overwrite arbitrary files with the privileges of the user running ansible-galaxy, leading to code execution on the control node. This is a bypass of the fix for CVE-2020-10691.
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