Ansible-lightspeed: ansible lightspeed mcp server: remote code execution and data exfiltration via path traversal
Summary
A flaw was found in the Ansible Lightspeed Model Context Protocol (MCP) server. This vulnerability, known as path traversal, allows an attacker to manipulate an AI agent through indirect prompt injection. By doing so, the attacker can cause the server to write files to unauthorized locations on the user's system. This can result in the exposure of sensitive host information and enable the attacker to execute malicious commands, potentially leading to a full system compromise. Affected product named by the advisory: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.
What this means
In plain English
A flaw was found in the Ansible Lightspeed Model Context Protocol (MCP) server. This vulnerability, known as path traversal, allows an attacker to manipulate an AI agent through indirect prompt injection. By doing so, the attacker can cause the server to write files to unauthorized locations on the user's system. This can result in the exposure of sensitive host information and enable the attacker to execute malicious commands, potentially leading to a full system compromise. Affected product named by the advisory: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2. Successful exploitation can let an attacker run code in the security context of the affected service or device.
Recommended action
Vendor mitigation: This can result in the exposure of sensitive host information and enable the attacker to execute malicious commands, potentially leading to a full system compromise. No fixed release is recorded in the parsed advisory, so treat these controls as temporary until the vendor confirms a patched release.
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Affected versions
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Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 hours ago·verify at source
Fixed versions
No fixed release is recorded yet. That does not prove no patch exists — confirm against the vendor advisory.
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 hours ago·verify at source
Mitigation checklist
- This can result in the exposure of sensitive host information and enable the attacker to execute malicious commands, potentially leading to a full system compromise.
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 hours ago·verify at source
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