Description
Copier is a library and CLI app for rendering project templates. Prior to version 9.14.1, 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. This issue has been patched in version 9.14.1.
Published: 2026-04-02
Score: 4.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Information disclosure via template root escape
Action: Immediate Patch
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Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-85v3-4m8g-hrh6 Copier `_subdirectory` allows template root escape via parent-directory traversal
History

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 20:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:copier-org:copier:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:*

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 17:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 03 Apr 2026 10:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Copier-org
Copier-org copier
Vendors & Products Copier-org
Copier-org copier

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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Description Copier is a library and CLI app for rendering project templates. Prior to version 9.14.1, 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. This issue has been patched in version 9.14.1.
Title Copier `_subdirectory` allows template root escape via parent-directory traversal
Weaknesses CWE-22
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


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Copier-org Copier
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-03T16:16:03.275Z

Reserved: 2026-03-30T18:41:20.753Z

Link: CVE-2026-34726

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-03T16:15:54.655Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-04-02T19:21:32.320

Modified: 2026-04-03T19:40:49.070

Link: CVE-2026-34726

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No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-07T07:55:44Z

Weaknesses