GHSA-q9m2-fhv9-3jcf
Medium · 5.1`potato-annotation` has a Project-Boundary Bypass
CVSS
5.1
EPSS
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Published
May 8, 2026
CISA due date
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The record
`validate_path_security` uses string-prefix containment (`startswith`) for boundary checks. This allows paths that are **outside** the intended project directory but share its prefix string (e.g., `/tmp/potato_proj_demo_evil/...` vs `/tmp/potato_proj_demo`) to be accepted.
Affected packages
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