Moderate severityOSV Advisory· Published Jan 21, 2026· Updated Jan 22, 2026
Copier safe template has arbitrary filesystem read access via symlinks when _preserve_symlinks: false
CVE-2026-23968
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.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
copierPyPI | < 9.11.2 | 9.11.2 |
Affected products
2- Range: 1.1.1, 3.0.0-alpha5, 3.0.0-alpha6, …
Patches
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References
4- github.com/advisories/GHSA-xjhm-gp88-8pfxghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-23968ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/copier-org/copier/commit/b3a7b3772d17cf0e7a4481978188c9f536c8d8f6ghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/copier-org/copier/security/advisories/GHSA-xjhm-gp88-8pfxghsax_refsource_CONFIRMWEB
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