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vulnerability · Fri 02 Oct 2026 · 18:53 UTC

GHSA-5fqc-mrg8-w798: Dulwich: Symlink directory traversal in filter-branch index_filter via cross-commit state persistence

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Dulwich's filter_branch.py CommitFilter._apply_index_filter() is vulnerable to symlink directory traversal. When processing commit history, materialized tree entries (including symlinks) persist in the working directory between commits, allowing a symlink from an ancestor commit to redirect file writes from a descendant commit to arbitrary filesystem locations. ## Root Cause _apply_index_filter() at dulwich/filter_branch.py:212 calls build_index_from_tree(".", tmp_index_path, ...) which materializes all tree entries to the current working directory. …

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High-risk vulnerability — CVSS 8.6

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