{"id":"PYSEC-2026-2423","summary":"compliance-trestle - jinja has an Arbitrary File Write via Path Traversal","details":"**Relevant Products/Components:**\n\n* `trestle/core/commands/author/jinja.py`\n* `trestle author jinja`\n\n---\n\n## Detailed Description:\n\nThe `-o/--output` argument in `trestle author jinja` allows writing files outside the intended workspace.\n\nThe application does not properly validate:\n\n* `../`\n* `..\\`\n* absolute paths\n\nThis allows arbitrary file write to attacker-controlled locations.\n\nVulnerable code:\n\n```python\noutput_file = trestle_root / r_output_file\n```\n\nAn attacker can overwrite files such as:\n\n* `.github/workflows/*.yml`\n* `.git/hooks/*`\n* user writable config files\n\nThis can lead to CI/CD compromise or local code execution.\n\n---\n\n## Steps To Reproduce:\n\n1. Clone the repository:\n\n```bash\ngit clone https://github.com/oscal-compass/compliance-trestle.git\ncd compliance-trestle\n```\n\n2. Create template:\n\n```bash\necho \"hello\" \u003e template.j2\n```\n\n3. Run:\n\n```powershell\ntrestle author jinja -i template.j2 -o \"subdir\\..\\..\\..\\..\\..\\poc.txt\"\n```\n\n4. Observe:\n\n```powershell\ndir E:\\poc.txt\n```\n\nThe file is written outside the repository workspace.\n\n---\n\n## Browsers Verified In:\n\nNot browser related.\n\nTested on:\n\n* Windows 11\n* Python 3.13\n\n---\n\n## Supporting Material/References:\n\nAffected file:\n\n```text\ntrestle/core/commands/author/jinja.py\n```\n\nSuccessfully verified:\n\n* directory traversal using `../`\n* Windows traversal using `..\\`\n* arbitrary file write outside workspace\n\n---\n\n## Access Vector Required for Exploitation:\n\nLocal\n\n---\n\n## Vulnerability Exists in Default Configuration?:\n\nYes\n\n---\n\n## Is the exploitation trivial or does it involve a multi-step process that may depend on user/victim interaction?:\n\nTrivial.\nSingle command execution.\n\n---\n\n## Exploitation Requires Authentication?:\n\nNo\n\n---\n\n## Under what privileges does the vulnerable service or component run?:\n\nRuns with privileges of the user executing the `trestle` command.\n\n## Impact\n\nAn attacker can write files outside the intended workspace directory and overwrite sensitive files writable by the current user.\n\nPossible impacts include:\n\n* overwriting `.github/workflows/*.yml` to execute attacker-controlled GitHub Actions workflows\n* overwriting `.git/hooks/*` for local code execution\n* modifying user configuration files such as `.bashrc`\n* tampering with repository files and generated compliance artifacts\n\nIn CI/CD environments, this may result in execution of attacker-controlled commands on build runners.","aliases":["CVE-2026-46345","GHSA-4q5v-7g7x-j79w"],"modified":"2026-07-13T16:31:32.600477733Z","published":"2026-07-13T15:19:13.079771Z","references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/oscal-compass/compliance-trestle/security/advisories/GHSA-4q5v-7g7x-j79w"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/oscal-compass/compliance-trestle/commit/247fcce289f60103f3d8e28d8ec51a6986b94fb6"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/oscal-compass/compliance-trestle/commit/7d107b3ac53caca7bde97a6278b23cd739d94525"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/oscal-compass/compliance-trestle"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://pypi.org/project/compliance-trestle"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4q5v-7g7x-j79w"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46345"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"compliance-trestle","ecosystem":"PyPI","purl":"pkg:pypi/compliance-trestle"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.12.2"},{"introduced":"4.0.0"},{"fixed":"4.0.3"}]}],"versions":["0.0.2","0.0.3","0.1.0","0.1.1","0.10.0","0.11.0","0.12.0","0.13.0","0.13.1","0.14.0","0.14.1","0.14.2","0.14.3","0.14.4","0.15.0","0.15.1","0.16.0","0.17.0","0.18.0","0.18.1","0.19.0","0.2.0","0.2.1","0.2.2","0.20.0","0.21.0","0.22.0","0.22.1","0.23.0","0.24.0","0.25.0","0.25.1","0.26.0","0.27.0","0.27.1","0.27.2","0.28.0","0.28.1","0.29.0","0.3.0","0.30.0","0.31.0","0.32.0","0.32.1","0.33.0","0.34.0","0.35.0","0.36.0","0.37.0","0.4.0","0.5.0","0.6.0","0.6.1","0.6.2","0.7.0","0.7.1","0.7.2","0.8.0","0.8.1","0.9.0","1.0.0rc0","1.0.1","1.0.2","1.1.0","1.2.0","2.0.0","2.1.0","2.1.1","2.2.0","2.2.1","2.3.0","2.3.1","2.4.0","2.5.0","2.5.1","2.6.0","2.6.1","3.0.1","3.1.0","3.10.2","3.10.3","3.10.4","3.11.0","3.12.0","3.12.1","3.2.0","3.3.0","3.4.0","3.5.0","3.6.0","3.7.0","3.8.0","3.8.1","3.9.0","3.9.1","3.9.2","3.9.3","4.0.0","4.0.1","4.0.2"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/blob/main/vulns/compliance-trestle/PYSEC-2026-2423.yaml"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"}]}