CVE-2026-112909
mediumpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.002 · 13 %ileUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
filelock is a platform-independent file lock for Python. Prior to 4.2.1, UnixFileLock can truncate a regular file renamed onto the lock path when another local user has actual rename permission, or hard-linked there under a permissive hard-link policy; when an explicit mode is requested, affected versions from 3.10.2 can also change that file's mode. This issue is fixed in version 4.2.1.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (1)
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sources
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references (4) nvd
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- https://github.com/tox-dev/filelock/commit/e1e825b1992f69fb6b346dc395d5ae4893536c0aPatch
- https://github.com/tox-dev/filelock/pull/835Patch
- https://github.com/tox-dev/filelock/releases/tag/4.2.1Release Notes
- https://github.com/tox-dev/filelock/security/advisories/GHSA-69hj-f68j-2879ExploitMitigationPatchVendor Advisory
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