CVE-2026-114096
Dulwich from 0.24.0 before 1.2.8 contains a symlink following vulnerability in…
- Risk score
- 48/100
- CVSS
- 7.8 v3.1
- Exploit chance (30 days)
- 0.2%
- Published
- 21 Oct 2026
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What to know
- What it is
- Dulwich from 0.24.0 before 1.2.8 contains a symlink following vulnerability in porcelain.checkout(paths=[...]) that allows attackers to write arbitrary files by abusing raw os.open without O_NOFOLLOW. Attackers can craft a repository where a worktree symlink points to .git/hooks/post-checkout, so restoring the file fr…
- Affected
- See advisory
- Fix
- Upgrade the product to 1.2.8 or later.
- Exploitation
- No known exploitation
Why it is Yellow
- CVSS 7.8 high
References
Original description
Dulwich from 0.24.0 before 1.2.8 contains a symlink following vulnerability in porcelain.checkout(paths=[...]) that allows attackers to write arbitrary files by abusing raw os.open without O_NOFOLLOW. Attackers can craft a repository where a worktree symlink points to .git/hooks/post-checkout, so restoring the file from a tag writes a malicious hook for code execution.
Last activity 21 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.