Copier is a library and CLI app for rendering project templates. Prior to version 9.11.2, Copier suggests that it's safe to generate a project from a safe template, i.e. one that doesn't use unsafe features like custom Jinja extensions which would require passing the `--UNSAFE,--trust` flag. As it turns out, a safe template can currently include arbitrary files/directories outside the local template clone location by using symlinks along with `_preserve_symlinks: false` (which is Copier's default setting). Version 9.11.2 patches the issue.
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| Description | Copier is a library and CLI app for rendering project templates. Prior to version 9.11.2, Copier suggests that it's safe to generate a project from a safe template, i.e. one that doesn't use unsafe features like custom Jinja extensions which would require passing the `--UNSAFE,--trust` flag. As it turns out, a safe template can currently include arbitrary files/directories outside the local template clone location by using symlinks along with `_preserve_symlinks: false` (which is Copier's default setting). Version 9.11.2 patches the issue. | |
| Title | Copier safe template has arbitrary filesystem read access via symlinks when _preserve_symlinks: false | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-61 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published: 2026-01-21T22:13:25.377Z
Updated: 2026-01-22T16:49:32.054Z
Reserved: 2026-01-19T14:49:06.314Z
Link: CVE-2026-23968
Updated: 2026-01-22T15:09:29.704Z
Status : Received
Published: 2026-01-21T23:15:52.637
Modified: 2026-01-21T23:15:52.637
Link: CVE-2026-23968
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