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CVE-2026-112940

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Description

filelock is a platform-independent file lock for Python. From 3.20.4 until 4.2.1, ReadWriteLock let SQLite reopen the database and side files by name; on POSIX systems an attacker with rename access in a non-sticky parent can swap those names to cause overwrite or unlink operations, while a writable adjacent hot journal is additionally required for attacker-chosen content overwrites. This issue is fixed in version 4.2.1.

Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
7.1 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Modified
Source identifier
Published
2026-10-20 15:17:16.827000
Last modified
2026-10-22 22:18:02.827000
View original CVE JSON
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  "lastModified": "2026-10-22T22:18:02.827",
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