{"version":"2.1.228","anchor":"directory-copy-no-longer-follows-a-symlink-into-a-parent-of-","canonical_anchor":"directory-copy-no-longer-follows-a-symlink-into-a-parent-of-","heading":"Directory copy no longer follows a symlink into a parent of where it is writing","tier":"notice","area":"Plugins","scope":null,"heads_up":null,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.228\/e\/directory-copy-no-longer-follows-a-symlink-into-a-parent-of-","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.228","markdown":"### Directory copy no longer follows a symlink into a parent of where it is writing\n\nInstalling a plugin no longer follows a symlink upward into the folder it is filling.\n\n**What**\n\nCopying a directory tree, such as installing a plugin, now skips any symlink whose target resolves to an ancestor of the destination, alongside the existing skip for symlinks that point back into themselves. This prevents a copy from walking upward into the directory it is filling.\n\n**Details**\n\n- The skip is logged rather than silent.\n- The older cyclic-target check is unchanged and still applies.\n\n**Evidence**\n\n`copyDir: skipping symlink to an ancestor directory `\n\n- Area: Plugins\n- Tier: You'll notice\n- Useful: 3\/5\n- Signal: 2\/5"}