CVE-2026-34726: Copier `_subdirectory` allows template root escape via parent-directory traversal
(updated )
Copier’s _subdirectory setting is documented as the subdirectory to use as the template root. However, the current implementation accepts parent-directory traversal such as .. and uses it directly when selecting the template root.
As a result, a template can escape its own directory and make Copier render files from the parent directory without --UNSAFE.
References
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-85v3-4m8g-hrh6
- github.com/copier-org/copier
- github.com/copier-org/copier/commit/cb80a3ffc9c3787de3ed837e04ca29a0ff8ca3df
- github.com/copier-org/copier/releases/tag/v9.14.1
- github.com/copier-org/copier/security/advisories/GHSA-85v3-4m8g-hrh6
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-34726
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