CVEvulnerability
CVE-2025-71176
6.8 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Deferred
- Published
- 2026-01-22
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 6.8 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
- Weaknesses
- CWE-379
Description
pytest through 9.0.2 on UNIX relies on directories with the /tmp/pytest-of-{user} name pattern, which allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly gain privileges.
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-379 Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Insecure Permissions weakness
References
- https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/13669 github.com
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/01/21/5 www.openwall.com