Instructlab: instructlab: path traversal allows arbitrary directory creation and file write (Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.16 % · percentile 6 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- redhat
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
A flaw was found in InstructLab. A local attacker could exploit a path traversal vulnerability in the chat session handler by manipulating the `logs_dir` parameter. This allows the attacker to create new directories and write files to arbitrary locations on the system, potentially leading to unauthorized data modification or disclosure.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-22 — Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N | redhat |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N | NVD · secalert@redhat.com (Secondary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-pqmg-c2j8-fq92 — InstructLab vulnerable to Path Traversal
- PYSEC-2026-2521 — InstructLab vulnerable to Path Traversal
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-24736
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-6855
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:instructlab:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_ai:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |