CVE-2026-53951
Published:July 08, 2026
Updated:August 04, 2026
Copier is a library and CLI app for rendering project templates. In versions 9.5.0 through 9.15.1, the "trust" setting's prefix match
("copier/_settings.py") compares the template URL against a trusted prefix with a raw "str.startswith" and no path normalization, while the URL is normalized when the template is actually fetched ("Path.resolve()" for local paths; libcurl dot-segment removal for "https"). A template reference that textually starts with a trusted prefix but contains ".." is therefore granted trust yet resolves to a different, attacker-controlled template, whose "tasks" / "migrations" / "jinja_extensions" then run without the "--trust" prompt — arbitrary command execution. Version 9.15.2 patches the issue.
Affected Packages
copier (CONDA):
Affected version(s) >=9.5.0 <9.15.2Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 9.15.2copier (PYTHON):
Affected version(s) >=9.5.0 <9.15.2Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 9.15.2Related Resources (4)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
8.8
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
PRESENT
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
PASSIVE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
HIGH
Subsequent System Integrity
HIGH
Subsequent System Availability
HIGH
CVSS v3
Base Score:
8.6
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
EPSS
Base Score:
0.19