{"id":"CVE-2025-71176","aliases":["GHSA-6w46-j5rx-g56g","PYSEC-2026-1845"],"title":"pytest has vulnerable tmpdir handling","summary":"pytest has vulnerable tmpdir handling","severity":"medium","cvss":6.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L","vendor":"pytest","product":"pytest","ecosystem":"pip","affected":["pytest < 9.0.3"],"patched":["pytest 9.0.3"],"published":"2026-01-22","updated":"2026-09-10","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-10T03:50:32.768043789Z","source":"OSV","sourceUrl":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-6w46-j5rx-g56g","references":[{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-71176"},{"url":"https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/13669"},{"url":"https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/pull/14343"},{"url":"https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/commit/95d8423bd24992deea5b9df32555fa1741679e2c"},{"url":"https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytes"},{"url":"https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/releases/tag/9.0.3"},{"url":"https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/01/21/5"}],"tags":["osv","pip"],"epss":0.00156,"epssPercentile":0.05153,"ingestedAt":"2026-07-08T18:25:46.540Z","slug":"CVE-2025-71176","body":"## Overview\n\npytest 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.\n\n## Affected packages\n\n- `pytest < 9.0.3`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade to a patched release:\n\n- `pytest 9.0.3`","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":37,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":37.4,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}