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PYSEC-2017-88
PYSEC-2017-88
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Record from OSV · Published October 5, 2017
mercurial is fixed in 4.3 (PyPI)
Mercurial prior to version 4.3 is vulnerable to a missing symlink check that can malicious repositories to modify files outside the repository
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| mercurial | PyPI | 4.3 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| PyPI | mercurial | 4.3rc0, 2.1.2, 0 |
Timeline
- Oct 5, 2017 CVE Published
- May 1, 2024 CVE Updated
- May 1, 2026 Distribution Patch (2 in total, the first dated here)
- May 1, 2026 Security Advisory (3 in total, the first dated here)
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