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.
Advisories
No advisories yet.
Fixes
Solution
No solution given by the vendor.
Workaround
No workaround given by the vendor.
References
History
Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:45:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| First Time appeared |
Dulwich Project
Dulwich Project dulwich |
|
| Weaknesses | CWE-22 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:dulwich_project:dulwich:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Dulwich Project
Dulwich Project dulwich |
|
| References |
| |
| Metrics |
cvssV3_1
|
Projects
Sign in to view the affected projects.
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-21T00:36:58.401Z
Reserved: 2026-10-20T21:46:55.741Z
Link: CVE-2026-114094
No data.
Status : Deferred
Published: 2026-10-21T01:17:34.580
Modified: 2026-10-21T01:17:34.713
Link: CVE-2026-114094
No data.
OpenCVE Enrichment
No data.
Weaknesses