CVE-2021-36376 is a high-severity (CVSS 7.8) CWE-427 vulnerability in git-delta. A fix is available for git-delta — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Relative Path Traversal in git-delta
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
CVE-2021-36376 by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). Outside the shaded patch-first corner.
Where this sits among everything scored
Of 385,987 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Counts from FIRST.org, log-scaled.
Real-World Exposure
git-deltaReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects crates.io packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
dandavison delta before 0.8.3 on Windows resolves an executable's pathname as a relative path from the current directory.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🦀crates.io | git-delta | all versions | 0.8.3cargo update -p git-delta --precise 0.8.3 |
Affected Products
deltadelta_projectDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for git-delta, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update git-delta to 0.8.3 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2021-36376 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2021-36376 in your dependencies?
Find it across crates.io, including transitive dependencies.