Dulwich before 1.2.9 fails to validate DOS drive letter prefixes in Git tree path elements on Windows, allowing arbitrary file write. Attackers can craft a malicious repository with a tree entry named 'C:' that bypasses NTFS validation and writes files outside the worktree to achieve remote code execution.
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| Description | Dulwich before 1.2.9 fails to validate DOS drive letter prefixes in Git tree path elements on Windows, allowing arbitrary file write. Attackers can craft a malicious repository with a tree entry named 'C:' that bypasses NTFS validation and writes files outside the worktree to achieve remote code execution. | |
| Title | Dulwich before 1.2.9 Arbitrary File Write via DOS drive letter paths | |
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Dulwich Project
Dulwich Project dulwich |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-22 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:dulwich_project:dulwich:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Dulwich Project
Dulwich Project dulwich |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-21T00:36:58.401Z
Reserved: 2026-10-20T21:46:55.741Z
Link: CVE-2026-114094
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2026-10-21T01:17:34.580
Modified: 2026-10-21T01:17:34.713
Link: CVE-2026-114094
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