Description
filelock is a platform-independent file lock for Python. From 4.1.0 until 4.2.1, SoftReadWriteLock and AsyncSoftReadWriteLock cache a successful check of the <path>.rw lock tree and resolve its names again during later record operations, allowing another local user who can replace that tree after the first acquisition to redirect lock-record writes into directories writable by the lock user. This issue is fixed in version 4.2.1.
Published: 2026-10-20
Score: 3.3 Low
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:30:00 +0000

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Description filelock is a platform-independent file lock for Python. From 4.1.0 until 4.2.1, SoftReadWriteLock and AsyncSoftReadWriteLock cache a successful check of the <path>.rw lock tree and resolve its names again during later record operations, allowing another local user who can replace that tree after the first acquisition to redirect lock-record writes into directories writable by the lock user. This issue is fixed in version 4.2.1.
Title filelock: SoftReadWriteLock follows a lock tree swapped in after its first acquire and writes lock records into directories of the user running the lock
Weaknesses CWE-367
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}


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Tox-dev Filelock
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-20T14:43:18.060Z

Reserved: 2026-10-19T21:30:47.245Z

Link: CVE-2026-112941

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-20T15:17:16.973

Modified: 2026-10-20T19:50:26.943

Link: CVE-2026-112941

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2026-10-20T14:43:18Z

Links: CVE-2026-112941 - Bugzilla

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Updated: 2026-10-20T17:30:13Z

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