CVE-2026-23968: Copier safe template has arbitrary filesystem read access via symlinks when _preserve_symlinks: false
copier-org · copier
Affected: copier-org · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)
Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.
Higher than 15% of scored CVEs
DescriptionCVE.org
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.
Affected products1
From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.
- copier-org · copier< 9.11.2
On the Atlas
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- Exploitation
- Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Public check
- No public nuclei template
- Vendor
- copier-org
- Published
- January 2026
CoverageNo articles yet
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