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  "created_at": "2026-07-21T20:50:00Z",
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  "relation": "newer_version_sibling",
  "repository": "https://github.com/horilla/horilla-hr.git",
  "required_entrypoint_detail": "real Horilla GET /media/<path> route dispatched by base.urls to base.views.protected_media",
  "required_entrypoint_kind": "endpoint",
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  "validated_surface": "api_remote",
  "variant_id": "GHSA-x52c-5hrq-76pq-public-prefix-normalization",
  "variant_summary": "Unauthenticated /media/base/icon/../../<private-file> is classified by the raw public prefix but opened at the normalized private MEDIA_ROOT target, bypassing protected-media authentication on fixed and current Horilla revisions.",
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