CVE-2026-112910
filelock is a platform-independent file lock for Python. From 3.10.0 until 4.2.1, filelock on Windows ignores the mode argument for WindowsF
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5.3
Medium
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Published: Nov 5, 2026 · Last modified: Nov 5, 2026 · CWE-732
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filelock is a platform-independent file lock for Python. From 3.10.0 until 4.2.1, filelock on Windows ignores the mode argument for WindowsFileLock files and the ReadWriteLock SQLite database. A lock created with mode=0o600 receives the parent directory's inheritable ACL because _open_non_reparse_fd and _nt_open do not create an owner-only security descriptor. Another local account with inherited access can read holder metadata or the lock database, modify those files where the ACL permits writes, or take the byte-range lock after release and delay later acquisitions. UnixFileLock is not affected, and mutual exclusion between cooperating processes continues to hold. This issue is fixed in version 4.2.1.
- github.comhttps://github.com/tox-dev/filelock/commit/72786d41aa25159ad28c1bcf4291738b135b2c6c
- github.comhttps://github.com/tox-dev/filelock/commit/e1e825b1992f69fb6b346dc395d5ae4893536c0a
- github.comhttps://github.com/tox-dev/filelock/pull/835
- github.comhttps://github.com/tox-dev/filelock/releases/tag/4.2.1
- github.comhttps://github.com/tox-dev/filelock/security/advisories/GHSA-8mx5-7m5m-r77g