Critical Path Traversal Vulnerability in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform and Satellite (CVE-2026-12701)
A high-severity path traversal vulnerability (CVE-2026-12701, CVSS 9) was discovered in pulpcore, affecting Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform and Satellite. An authenticated administrator can exploit this flaw to write arbitrary files to any location writable by the Pulp service user, potentially leading to service compromise or further system exploitation. Immediate patching is recommended.