Description
filelock is a platform-independent file lock for Python. From 4.1.0 until 4.2.1, ReadWriteLock can remove a randomized .filelock-* private-hard-link directory during cleanup, allowing another local user with rename access in a non-sticky parent to observe a live name or forge a dead-owner sweep name and rename a sibling directory onto it for deletion. This issue is fixed in version 4.2.1.
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

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Description filelock is a platform-independent file lock for Python. From 4.1.0 until 4.2.1, ReadWriteLock can remove a randomized .filelock-* private-hard-link directory during cleanup, allowing another local user with rename access in a non-sticky parent to observe a live name or forge a dead-owner sweep name and rename a sibling directory onto it for deletion. This issue is fixed in version 4.2.1.
Title filelock: ReadWriteLock on the hard-link route deletes any directory another user renames onto its .filelock-* link directory name
Weaknesses CWE-367
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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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-20T14:36:28.129Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-112937

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-20T15:17:16.527

Modified: 2026-10-20T15:17:16.527

Link: CVE-2026-112937

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