# CVE-2026-14967: Path traversal in github\_workflows allows writing artifacts outside output directory

- Also known as: PYSEC-2026-3720
- Severity: CVSS 3.1 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.0.0
- Published: 2026-07-08 · Updated: 2026-07-08

## Affected

- Black Lantern Security BBOT: from 1.1.7, through 2.8.6
- bbot (PyPI): from 1.1.7, fixed in 3.0.0

## Description

BBOT's `github_workflows` module could be induced to write a downloaded artifact outside its configured output directory: its path-containment check did not resolve `..`, so a crafted `CODE_REPOSITORY` URL could traverse out of the intended folder. The write is bounded to two directory levels above the output location and its target is determined by the operator's configuration, not the attacker.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Black Lantern Security BBOT, bbot, upgrade to a fixed version (3.0.0) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/blacklanternsecurity/bbot/commit/c1c6ec05ff998e2fba55a14d1026f12563ccd82f

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