GHSA-q53q-5r4j-5729
Fix: conda/rattler#2445GHSA-q53q-5r4j-5729 is a Path Traversal vulnerability in rattler. O3 Security confirms whether GHSA-q53q-5r4j-5729 is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
rattler has an entry-point path traversal in noarch:python install (arbitrary file write)
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for GHSA-q53q-5r4j-5729.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
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Real-World Exposure
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Description
Summary
EntryPoint::FromStr in rattler_conda_types performs only .trim() on the command field before the linker joins it onto the install prefix and writes an executable Python script. A malicious noarch:python package can ship an info/link.json with an entry-point name containing .., /, \, or an absolute path; the resulting file is written outside the prefix (or clobbers an existing in-prefix entry-point such as bin/pip) with mode 0o775 on Unix and a copied launcher .exe on Windows. This affects the default install path of pixi install, rattler-build, some methods in py-rattler, and any other consumer of the rattler install crate; no flag or post-link-script opt-in is involved.
Resolved in https://github.com/conda/rattler/pull/2445, released in rattler 0.43.2.
Affected
- Repository: https://github.com/conda/rattler
- Commit:
a0e61a33da8b9d6de712fab2a879fa9da977e6e3(HEAD at audit time, 2026-05-13 release) - Downstream consumers reached through the same code path:
prefix-dev/pixi@e640477 - pixi 0.69.0 and rattler-build 0.65.0 fix this issue
Researcher
Berkant Koc [email protected] PGP: 0C588DFD76204987284213EA0AC529C41F8AA5D6
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🦀crates.io | rattler | all versions | 0.43.2 |
| 🐍PyPI | py-rattler | all versions | 0.24.0 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for rattler. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Fix
Update rattler to 0.43.2 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-q53q-5r4j-5729 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.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-q53q-5r4j-5729 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.
Tailored to GHSA-q53q-5r4j-5729. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-q53q-5r4j-5729 in your dependencies?
O3 detects GHSA-q53q-5r4j-5729 across crates.io, PyPI dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.