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CVE-2026-53956PYSEC-2026-2970GHSA-H672-P7H7-97V9

Rattler vulnerable to package cache path traversal via conda package build string

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 0.9.0, 0.24.0
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical impact: partial

Summary

Rattler is a library that provides common functionality used within the conda ecosystem. `rattler_cache` prior to version 0.9.0 and `py-rattler` prior to version 0.24.0 were vulnerable to package-cache path traversal when handling package metadata from conda channels. During cache materialization, the `ratter_cache` code used the package record `build` string as part of a cache key that was joined into a filesystem path. A malicious or untrusted channel could publish repodata with path separators or traversal components in that field, causing package contents to be written outside the configured package cache directory. The issue requires use of a malicious or otherwise untrusted conda channel. Curated channels that validate package metadata are not expected to allow malformed build strings of this form. Users should upgrade to `rattler_cache` version 0.9.0 or `py-rattler` version 0.24.0 and avoid untrusted conda channels.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • conda rattler_cache

    fixed in 0.9.0

  • conda py-rattler

    fixed in 0.24.0

  • py-rattlerPyPI

    fixed in 0.24.0

  • rattler_cachecrates.io

    fixed in 0.9.0

References 1

GitHub · conda/rattler