CVE-2025-71176 (GCVE-0-2025-71176)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-22 04:59 – Updated: 2026-01-22 12:26
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
6.8 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-379 - Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Insecure Permissions
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
pytest pytest Affected: 0 , ≤ 9.0.2 (custom)
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