{"id":"CVE-2008-2942","aliases":["GHSA-v2gw-x5jf-pgwv","PYSEC-2026-666"],"title":"Mercurial Directory traversal vulnerability","summary":"Mercurial Directory traversal vulnerability","severity":"medium","vendor":"mercurial","product":"mercurial","ecosystem":"pip","affected":["mercurial < 1.0.2"],"patched":["mercurial 1.0.2"],"published":"2022-05-01","updated":"2026-07-06","source":"OSV","sourceUrl":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-v2gw-x5jf-pgwv","references":[{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2942"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43551"},{"url":"https://github.com/dscho/hg"},{"url":"https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2633"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00006.html"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/31108"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/31110"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/31167"},{"url":"http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-09.xml"},{"url":"http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0211"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/06/30/1"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/01/1"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493881/100/0/threaded"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30072"},{"url":"http://www.selenic.com/hg/rev/87c704ac92d4"}],"tags":["osv","pip"],"epss":0.01901,"epssPercentile":0.78492,"ingestedAt":"2026-07-08T18:25:53.044Z","slug":"CVE-2008-2942","body":"## Overview\n\nDirectory traversal vulnerability in patch.py in Mercurial before 1.0.2 allows user-assisted attackers to modify arbitrary files via \"..\" (dot dot) sequences in a patch file.\n\n## Affected packages\n\n- `mercurial < 1.0.2`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade to a patched release:\n\n- `mercurial 1.0.2`","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":28,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":27.5,"likelihood":0.4,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}