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CVE-2026-112914 Details

Description

filelock is a platform-independent file lock for Python. From 4.1.0 until 4.2.1, SoftFileLock can restore a stale marker by name after moving it aside, allowing another local user with rename access in a non-sticky lock directory to swap in a symbolic link and, on a runtime that follows the link and a same-filesystem target, make the lock user hard-link one of its files into the lock directory. This issue is fixed in version 4.2.1.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

CNA: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.3 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://github.com/tox-dev/filelock/commit/740ff666b62a88496c8d7394e4e6230605e4d62b	[email protected]	Patch
https://github.com/tox-dev/filelock/pull/843	[email protected]	Patch
https://github.com/tox-dev/filelock/releases/tag/4.2.1	[email protected]	Release Notes
https://github.com/tox-dev/filelock/security/advisories/GHSA-crv4-6mhj-j5jh	[email protected]	ExploitMitigationPatchVendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-59	Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')	[email protected]
CWE-363	Race Condition Enabling Link Following	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
tox-dev filelock	>= 4.1.0, < 4.2.1
CPE cpe:2.3:a:tox-dev:filelock::::::python::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

3 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Oct 21, 2026	Initial Analysis	[email protected]
Oct 21, 2026	CVE Modified	CISA-ADP
Oct 20, 2026	New CVE Received	[email protected]