CVE-2026-112911: filelock: StrictSoftFileLock and SoftReadWriteLock adopt a protocol directory another user created first, losing mutual exclusion
tox-dev · filelock
Affected: tox-dev filelock · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)
Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.
Higher than 4% of scored CVEs
DescriptionCVE.org
filelock is a platform-independent file lock for Python. From 3.30.0 until 4.2.1, StrictSoftFileLock versions from 3.30.0 and SoftReadWriteLock versions from 4.0.0 can adopt a protocol directory created first by another local user in a shared parent directory, allowing that user to alter protocol state and admit concurrent holders. This issue is fixed in version 4.2.1.
Affected products1
From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.
- tox-dev · filelock>= 3.30.0, < 4.2.1
On the Atlas
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- Exploitation
- Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Public check
- No public nuclei template
- Vendor
- tox-dev
- Published
- October 2026
CoverageNo articles yet
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References
- NVD entrynvd.nist.gov
- CVE recordcve.org
- Weakness CWE-283cwe.mitre.org
- github.com/tox-dev/filelock/security/advisories/GHSA-9c4x-gm8v-wgithub.com
- github.com/tox-dev/filelock/pull/839github.com
- github.com/tox-dev/filelock/commit/bfa066d65a1ba9106f86ee9d027f7github.com
- github.com/tox-dev/filelock/releases/tag/4.2.1github.com