Description
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.
Published: 2026-10-20
Score: 6.3 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
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Description 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.
Title filelock: StrictSoftFileLock and SoftReadWriteLock adopt a protocol directory another user created first, losing mutual exclusion
Weaknesses CWE-283
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H'}


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Tox-dev Filelock
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-20T14:21:24.480Z

Reserved: 2026-10-19T20:16:09.858Z

Link: CVE-2026-112911

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-20T15:17:15.473

Modified: 2026-10-20T15:17:15.473

Link: CVE-2026-112911

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Updated: 2026-10-20T16:30:06Z

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