CVE-2026-12345
Public on 2026-09-29
Modified on 2026-10-01
Description
The cleanup of tempfile.TemporaryDirectory is vulnerable to a race condition. An attacker who can modify the tree during cleanup can replace a directory with a symbolic link, causing files outside of the temporary directory to be deleted or have their permissions and file flags reset, with the privileges of the process performing the cleanup. Note that platforms where shutil.rmtree.avoids_symlink_attacks is false, remain affected, and file flags may still be reset outside of the tree on all platforms.
Severity
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CVSS v3 Base Score
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Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | python | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | python3 | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | python3.11 | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | python3.12 | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | python3.13 | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | python3.14 | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2027 Preview | python3.14 | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | python3.9 | Pending Fix |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 6.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H |