CVE-2021-36376
Relative Path Traversal in git-delta
dandavison delta before 0.8.3 on Windows resolves an executable's pathname as a relative path from the current directory.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
dandavison delta before 0.8.3 on Windows resolves an executable's pathname as a relative path from the current directory.
- Record
CVE-2021-36376- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.4 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-427
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
dandavison delta before 0.8.3 on Windows resolves an executable's pathname as a relative path from the current directory.
- Record
CVE-2021-36376- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-1584 No score
dandavison delta before 0.8.3 on Windows resolves an executable's pathname as a relative path from the current directory.
- Record
EUVD-2021-1584- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5xg3-j2j6-rcx4
Relative Path Traversal in git-delta
git-delta before 0.8.3 on Windows resolves an executable's pathname as a relative path from the current directory.
- Record
GHSA-5xg3-j2j6-rcx4- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-23, CWE-427
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
dandavison delta before 0.8.3 on Windows resolves an executable's pathname as a relative path from the current directory.
- Record
CVE-2021-36376- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-5xg3-j2j6-rcx4
Relative Path Traversal in git-delta
git-delta before 0.8.3 on Windows resolves an executable's pathname as a relative path from the current directory.
- Record
GHSA-5xg3-j2j6-rcx4- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-23, CWE-427
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVRUSTSEC-2021-0105
Relative Path Traversal in git-delta
git-delta before 0.8.3 on Windows resolves an executable's pathname as a relative path from the current directory.
- Record
RUSTSEC-2021-0105- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10788-1 No score
git-delta-0.8.3-1.2 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the git-delta-0.8.3-1.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10788-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-36376 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Delta Project Delta, published July 12, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.42%, the 36th percentile. Fixed in git-delta 0.8.3.
References
github.com/dandavison/delta/commit/f01846bd443aaf92fdd5ac20f461beac3f6ee3fd
vuln.ryotak.me/advisories/54
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-36376
rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2021-0105.html
crates.io/crates/git-delta
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-36376