Description
filelock is a platform-independent file lock for Python. From 3.20.4 until 4.0.9, ReadWriteLock and AsyncReadWriteLock versions from 3.20.4 resolve the lock path and pass it to SQLite without rejecting a final symbolic link, allowing another local user who can create names in the lock directory to redirect database creation and locking or split mutual exclusion between targets. This issue is fixed in version 4.0.9.
Published: 2026-10-20
Score: 6.1 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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Tue, 20 Oct 2026 15:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description filelock is a platform-independent file lock for Python. From 3.20.4 until 4.0.9, ReadWriteLock and AsyncReadWriteLock versions from 3.20.4 resolve the lock path and pass it to SQLite without rejecting a final symbolic link, allowing another local user who can create names in the lock directory to redirect database creation and locking or split mutual exclusion between targets. This issue is fixed in version 4.0.9.
Title filelock: ReadWriteLock follows a symlink at the lock path into SQLite
Weaknesses CWE-59
CWE-668
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-20T16:47:39.872Z

Reserved: 2026-10-19T21:30:47.244Z

Link: CVE-2026-112936

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-20T15:17:16.383

Modified: 2026-10-20T15:17:16.383

Link: CVE-2026-112936

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