{"cve":"CVE-2026-112936","nvd":{"published":"2026-10-20T15:17:16.383","modified":"2026-10-21T18:09:40.070","status":"Analyzed","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L","score":6.1},"cwes":["CWE-59","CWE-668"],"references":["https://github.com/tox-dev/filelock/commit/4d45e83caf7e31f9a12fb44526bdc07f70114f04","https://github.com/tox-dev/filelock/releases/tag/4.0.9","https://github.com/tox-dev/filelock/security/advisories/GHSA-j8f7-rjxc-mr56","https://github.com/tox-dev/filelock/security/advisories/GHSA-j8f7-rjxc-mr56"],"products":["tox-dev:filelock"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-22T16:41:11.231219466+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-112936","score":0.00232,"percentile":0.13945,"date":"2026-10-25"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}