CVE-2026-112937 — filelock: ReadWriteLock on the hard-link route deletes any directory another user renames onto its .filelock-* link directory name
filelock is a platform-independent file lock for Python. From 4.1.0 until 4.2.1, ReadWriteLock can remove a randomized .filelock-* private-hard-link directory during cleanup, al…
Published: 2026-10-20 · CVSS: 6.1 · CVSS 3.1
filelock is a platform-independent file lock for Python. From 4.1.0 until 4.2.1, ReadWriteLock can remove a randomized .filelock-* private-hard-link directory during cleanup, allowing another local user with rename access in a non-sticky parent to observe a live name or forge a dead-owner sweep name and rename a sibling directory onto it for deletion. This issue is fixed in version 4.2.1.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7