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CVE-2026-112909: filelock: UnixFileLock truncates and chmods any regular file another user renames or hard-links onto the lock path

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2026-10-20 · updated 2026-10-27
• Weakness: CWE-706

Description

filelock is a platform-independent file lock for Python. Prior to 4.2.1, UnixFileLock can truncate a regular file renamed onto the lock path when another local user has actual rename permission, or hard-linked there under a permissive hard-link policy; when an explicit mode is requested, affected versions from 3.10.2 can also change that file's mode. This issue is fixed in version 4.2.1.

Affected products

• tox-dev filelock: before 4.2.1 — fixed in 4.2.1
• tox-dev filelock: before 4.2.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: tox-dev filelock 4.2.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/tox-dev/filelock/commit/e1e825b1992f69fb6b346dc395d5ae4893536c0a
• https://github.com/tox-dev/filelock/pull/835
• https://github.com/tox-dev/filelock/releases/tag/4.2.1
• https://github.com/tox-dev/filelock/security/advisories/GHSA-69hj-f68j-2879
• https://github.com/tox-dev/filelock/security/advisories/GHSA-69hj-f68j-2879

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