CVE-2026-103754

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.

  • Published Oct 1, 2026
  • CVSS 5.9 medium
  • 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS)

Affected software

CVE-2026-103754 at the National Vulnerability Database