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GHSA-qp9x-wp8f-qgjj: tuf has platform-dependent delegation path matching

May 28, 2026

DelegatedRole._is_target_in_pathpattern uses fnmatch.fnmatch to decide whether a given target path is authorized by a delegation’s glob pattern.

Python’s fnmatch.fnmatch calls os.path.normcase() on both arguments before matching. On POSIX hosts normcase is the identity function; on Windows hosts os.path resolves to ntpath, whose normcase lowercases its input and replaces / with \.

As a result, python-tuf’s delegation path pattern matching is case-sensitive on Linux/macOS but case-INSENSITIVE on Windows. This makes the authorization decision for a target dependent on the host operating system of the client running the updater.

The result on Windows is a TUF specification violation in the python-tuf ngclient implementation.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-qp9x-wp8f-qgjj
  • github.com/theupdateframework/python-tuf/releases/tag/v7.0.0
  • github.com/theupdateframework/python-tuf/security/advisories/GHSA-qp9x-wp8f-qgjj

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Affected versions

All versions before 7.0.0

Fixed versions

  • 7.0.0

Solution

Upgrade to version 7.0.0 or above.

Impact 4 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-178: Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity

Source file

pypi/tuf/GHSA-qp9x-wp8f-qgjj.yml

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