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.
Problem types
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Product status
Timeline
| 2026-04-15: | Reported to Red Hat. |
| 2026-04-15: | Made public. |
Credits
Red Hat would like to thank Martin Brodeur (independent security researcher) for reporting this issue.
References
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6855
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2460013 (RHBZ#2460013)