---
id: CVE-2026-46345
title: compliance-trestle is a tooling platform for managing compliance as code
summary: >-
  compliance-trestle is a tooling platform for managing compliance as code.
  Prior to versions 3.12.2 and 4.0.3, the `-o/--output` argument in `trestle
  author jinja` allows writing files outside the intended workspace. The
  application does …
severity: high
cvss: 8.4
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-22
  - CWE-36
  - CWE-73
vendor: compliance-trestle
product: compliance-trestle
affected:
  - 'compliance-trestle >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.3'
  - compliance-trestle < 3.12.2
patched:
  - compliance-trestle 4.0.3
  - compliance-trestle 3.12.2
published: '2026-08-17'
updated: '2026-09-18'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-18T20:09:01.757'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46345'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/oscal-compass/compliance-trestle/commit/247fcce289f60103f3d8e28d8ec51a6986b94fb6
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/oscal-compass/compliance-trestle/commit/7d107b3ac53caca7bde97a6278b23cd739d94525
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/oscal-compass/compliance-trestle/security/advisories/GHSA-4q5v-7g7x-j79w
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/compliance-trestle/PYSEC-2026-2423.yaml
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/oscal-compass/compliance-trestle/security/advisories/GHSA-4q5v-7g7x-j79w
    label: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
  - url: 'https://github.com/oscal-compass/compliance-trestle'
tags:
  - nvd
  - osv
  - pip
epss: 0.00204
epssPercentile: 0.09174
aliases:
  - GHSA-4q5v-7g7x-j79w
  - PYSEC-2026-2423
ecosystem: pip
ingestedAt: '2026-07-13T18:57:52.725Z'
---

## Overview

compliance-trestle is a tooling platform for managing compliance as code. Prior to versions 3.12.2 and 4.0.3, the `-o/--output` argument in `trestle author jinja` allows writing files outside the intended workspace. The application does not properly validate, `../`,  `..\`, or absolute paths. This allows arbitrary file write to attacker-controlled locations. Versions 3.12.3 and 4.0.3 patch the issue.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.

## Package advisory (CVE-2026-46345)

Affected packages:

- `compliance-trestle >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.3`
- `compliance-trestle < 3.12.2`

Patched in:

- `compliance-trestle 4.0.3`
- `compliance-trestle 3.12.2`

Source: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-4q5v-7g7x-j79w