CVE-2025-71176

State: Published
Severity: 6.8 Medium
Published: Jan 22, 2026
Updated: Jan 22, 2026
Reserved: Jan 22, 2026

Description

pytest through 9.0.2 on UNIX relies on directories with the /tmp/pytest-of-{user} name pattern, which allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly gain privileges.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	6.8 Medium	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L	mitre

Weaknesses

CWE-379 Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Insecure Permissions

Affected Products

Product	Versions
pytestpytest	9.0.2 and earlierAffected

References

https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/13669
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/01/21/5

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