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.

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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-85v3-4m8g-hrh6 Copier `_subdirectory` allows template root escape via parent-directory traversal
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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
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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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-02T18:07:35.517Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-34726

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Status : Received

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

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

Link: CVE-2026-34726

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