CVE-2026-53951
HIGHCopier: trust-prefix bypass via path traversal runs tasks unprompted
Title source: cnaDescription
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.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
X_Refsource_Confirm x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/copier-org/copier/security/advisories/GHSA-9gmc-jqmh-3rvm
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/copier-org/copier/releases/tag/v9.15.2
Scores
CVSS v4
8.8
EPSS
0.0019
EPSS Percentile
8.8%
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-22
CWE-94
Status
published
Products (1)
copier-org/copier
>= 9.5.0, < 9.15.2
Published
Jul 08, 2026
Tracked Since
Jul 08, 2026