diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index b0e705d75e..9a979ac378 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 82.0.1
+current_version = 82.0.1.post1
 commit = True
 tag = True
 
diff --git a/NEWS.rst b/NEWS.rst
index 0b797c6ec0..91973f71c2 100644
--- a/NEWS.rst
+++ b/NEWS.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
+v82.0.1.post1
+=============
+
+ActiveState security release: backports the fix from v83.0.0 while
+keeping Python 3.9 support.
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- ``MANIFEST.in`` matching (via ``FileList``) is now insensitive to Unicode
+  normalization form. A pattern authored in one form (e.g. NFC, as typically
+  saved by editors) now matches a file whose name is stored on disk in another
+  (e.g. NFD, as produced by macOS APFS/HFS+). Previously an ``exclude``,
+  ``global-exclude``, ``recursive-exclude``, or ``prune`` rule could silently
+  fail to drop a non-ASCII-named file from the source distribution, publishing
+  it despite the exclusion -- CVE-2026-59890 / GHSA-h35f-9h28-mq5c.
+
+
 v82.0.1
 =======
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 3439f861bc..cad2055f7b 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ backend-path = ["."]
 
 [project]
 name = "setuptools"
-version = "82.0.1"
+version = "82.0.1.post1"
 authors = [
 	{ name = "Python Packaging Authority", email = "distutils-sig@python.org" },
 ]
diff --git a/setuptools/command/egg_info.py b/setuptools/command/egg_info.py
index a5b5932702..138e29ee61 100644
--- a/setuptools/command/egg_info.py
+++ b/setuptools/command/egg_info.py
@@ -37,6 +37,27 @@
 PY_MAJOR = f'{sys.version_info.major}.{sys.version_info.minor}'
 
 
+class _NormalizedMatcher:
+    """
+    Wrap a compiled pattern so that matching is insensitive to Unicode
+    normalization form.
+
+    File names walked from disk (NFD on macOS APFS/HFS+) and patterns from
+    ``MANIFEST.in`` (typically NFC) can denote the same file while differing
+    byte-for-byte. Normalizing both sides before matching keeps an exclusion
+    (or inclusion) from silently failing. See GHSA-h35f-9h28-mq5c.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, pattern: re.Pattern) -> None:
+        self._pattern = pattern
+
+    def match(self, path):
+        return self._pattern.match(unicode_utils.normalize(path))
+
+    def search(self, path):
+        return self._pattern.search(unicode_utils.normalize(path))
+
+
 def translate_pattern(glob):  # noqa: C901  # is too complex (14)  # FIXME
     """
     Translate a file path glob like '*.txt' in to a regular expression.
@@ -46,6 +67,11 @@ def translate_pattern(glob):  # noqa: C901  # is too complex (14)  # FIXME
     """
     pat = ''
 
+    # Normalize the pattern so it matches paths regardless of the Unicode
+    # normalization form used on disk (GHSA-h35f-9h28-mq5c). Candidate paths
+    # are normalized to the same form by ``_NormalizedMatcher``.
+    glob = unicode_utils.normalize(glob)
+
     # This will split on '/' within [character classes]. This is deliberate.
     chunks = glob.split(os.path.sep)
 
@@ -117,7 +143,7 @@ def translate_pattern(glob):  # noqa: C901  # is too complex (14)  # FIXME
             pat += sep
 
     pat += r'\Z'
-    return re.compile(pat, flags=re.MULTILINE | re.DOTALL)
+    return _NormalizedMatcher(re.compile(pat, flags=re.MULTILINE | re.DOTALL))
 
 
 class InfoCommon:
diff --git a/setuptools/tests/test_manifest.py b/setuptools/tests/test_manifest.py
index 903a528db0..10bd41b883 100644
--- a/setuptools/tests/test_manifest.py
+++ b/setuptools/tests/test_manifest.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 import shutil
 import sys
 import tempfile
+import unicodedata
 
 import pytest
 
@@ -157,6 +158,21 @@ def test_translated_pattern_mismatch(pattern_mismatch):
     assert not translate_pattern(pattern).match(target)
 
 
+def test_translate_pattern_unicode_normalization():
+    """
+    Matching is insensitive to Unicode normalization form: a pattern authored
+    in one form matches a path stored on disk in another (and vice versa), so
+    that an exclusion cannot be bypassed by an NFC/NFD mismatch.
+
+    Regression test for GHSA-h35f-9h28-mq5c.
+    """
+    nfc = unicodedata.normalize('NFC', 'café.txt')  # 'café.txt' composed
+    nfd = unicodedata.normalize('NFD', 'café.txt')  # 'café.txt' decomposed
+    assert nfc != nfd  # the two byte forms genuinely differ
+    assert translate_pattern(nfc).match(nfd)
+    assert translate_pattern(nfd).match(nfc)
+
+
 class TempDirTestCase:
     def setup_method(self, method):
         self.temp_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
@@ -331,6 +347,35 @@ def test_graft_prune(self):
         files = default_files | set([ml('app/a.txt'), ml('app/b.txt'), ml('app/c.rst')])
         assert files == self.get_files()
 
+    def test_global_exclude_unicode_normalization(self):
+        """
+        A ``global-exclude`` authored NFC must drop a file whose on-disk name
+        is NFD: on macOS APFS/HFS+ the two are the same file, and even on
+        case/normalization-exact filesystems the decomposed name can be
+        committed and reach the build. Otherwise the file is published in the
+        sdist despite the exclusion.
+
+        Regression test for GHSA-h35f-9h28-mq5c.
+        """
+        nfc_name = unicodedata.normalize('NFC', 'café.txt')
+        nfd_name = unicodedata.normalize('NFD', 'café.txt')
+        assert nfc_name != nfd_name
+        # write the file under its decomposed (NFD) name ...
+        touch(os.path.join(self.temp_dir, 'app', nfd_name))
+        # ... and exclude it with the composed (NFC) form.
+        self.make_manifest(
+            f"""
+            global-include *.txt
+            global-exclude {nfc_name}
+            """
+        )
+        leaked = {
+            f
+            for f in self.get_files()
+            if unicodedata.normalize('NFC', os.path.basename(f)) == nfc_name
+        }
+        assert not leaked, f"excluded file leaked into manifest: {leaked}"
+
 
 class TestFileListTest(TempDirTestCase):
     """
diff --git a/setuptools/unicode_utils.py b/setuptools/unicode_utils.py
index f502f5b089..dbce03e1d1 100644
--- a/setuptools/unicode_utils.py
+++ b/setuptools/unicode_utils.py
@@ -19,6 +19,20 @@ def decompose(path):
     return path
 
 
+def normalize(text):
+    """
+    Return *text* in a canonical Unicode form (NFC) so that names which are
+    visually identical but encoded differently compare equal.
+
+    macOS APFS/HFS+ store file names in decomposed form (NFD), while patterns
+    in ``MANIFEST.in`` are typically authored composed (NFC). The two denote
+    the same file but differ byte-for-byte, so matching them directly lets an
+    exclusion silently fail. Normalizing both the walked path and the pattern
+    to a single form before matching avoids that (GHSA-h35f-9h28-mq5c).
+    """
+    return unicodedata.normalize('NFC', text) if isinstance(text, str) else text
+
+
 def filesys_decode(path):
     """
     Ensure that the given path is decoded,