CVE-2014-1624
Race condition in the xdg.BaseDirectory.get_runtime_dir function in python-xdg 0.25 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files by pre-creating /tmp/pyxdg-runtime-dir-fallback-victim to point to a victim-owned location, then replacing it with a symlink to an attacker-controlled location once the get_runtime_dir function is called.
- EPSS
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 24% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-59
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- python:pyxdg
Packages (OSV)
| Advisory | Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GHSA-7372-q459-jxhr | PyPI | pyxdg | <0.26 | 0.26 |
| PYSEC-2014-95 | PyPI | pyxdg | >=0.25 <0.26 | 0.26 |