CVE-2026-41205

Mako: Path traversal via double-slash URI prefix in TemplateLookup

State
Published
Severity
7.7 High
Published
Apr 23, 2026
Updated
May 20, 2026
Reserved
Apr 18, 2026

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Description

Mako is a template library written in Python. Prior to 1.3.11, TemplateLookup.get_template() is vulnerable to path traversal when a URI starts with // (e.g., //../../../secret.txt). The root cause is an inconsistency between two slash-stripping implementations. Any file readable by the process can be returned as rendered template content when an application passes untrusted input directly to TemplateLookup.get_template(). This vulnerability is fixed in 1.3.11.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
4.07.7 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:PGitHub_M

Weaknesses

  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Affected Products

ProductVersions
makosqlalchemy
  • < 1.3.11Affected

References

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