Description
Copier is a library and CLI app for rendering project templates. Prior to version 9.14.1, Copier's _external_data feature allows a template to load YAML files using template-controlled paths. If untrusted templates are in scope, a malicious template can read attacker-chosen YAML-parseable local files that are accessible to the user running Copier and expose their contents in rendered output. This issue has been patched in version 9.14.1.
Published: 2026-04-02
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Path Traversal Local File Read
Action: Patch
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-hgjq-p8cr-gg4h Copier `_external_data` allows path traversal and absolute-path local file read without unsafe mode
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 14:00:00 +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 _external_data feature allows a template to load YAML files using template-controlled paths. If untrusted templates are in scope, a malicious template can read attacker-chosen YAML-parseable local files that are accessible to the user running Copier and expose their contents in rendered output. This issue has been patched in version 9.14.1.
Title Copier `_external_data` allows path traversal and absolute-path local file read without unsafe mode
Weaknesses CWE-22
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}


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Copier-org Copier
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-03T13:01:14.081Z

Reserved: 2026-03-30T18:41:20.754Z

Link: CVE-2026-34730

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-03T13:01:04.817Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-04-02T19:21:32.560

Modified: 2026-04-03T19:43:42.730

Link: CVE-2026-34730

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-07T07:55:43Z

Weaknesses