filelock is a platform-independent file lock for Python. From 3.20.4 until 4.2.1, ReadWriteLock can open a crafted SQLite lock database without bounding schema and query work, allowing another local user who can replace the database to make acquisition stall or hang; versions from 3.20.4 expose this on initial per-instance opening, and versions from 3.30.0 repeat the exposure on every acquisition. This issue is fixed in version 4.2.1.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/tox-dev/filelock/commit/5e3f2ec0c5fb17cb2635b60b2b68bc63ab81ca2d | Patch |
| https://github.com/tox-dev/filelock/pull/834 | Patch |
| https://github.com/tox-dev/filelock/releases/tag/4.2.1 | Release Notes |
| https://github.com/tox-dev/filelock/security/advisories/GHSA-cwqr-hh33-gh44 | Exploit Mitigation Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/tox-dev/filelock/security/advisories/GHSA-cwqr-hh33-gh44 | Exploit Mitigation Patch Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
History
21 Oct 2026, 21:15
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:tox-dev:filelock:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:* | |
| First Time |
Tox-dev
Tox-dev filelock |
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| References | () https://github.com/tox-dev/filelock/commit/5e3f2ec0c5fb17cb2635b60b2b68bc63ab81ca2d - Patch | |
| References | () https://github.com/tox-dev/filelock/pull/834 - Patch | |
| References | () https://github.com/tox-dev/filelock/releases/tag/4.2.1 - Release Notes | |
| References | () https://github.com/tox-dev/filelock/security/advisories/GHSA-cwqr-hh33-gh44 - Exploit, Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory |
20 Oct 2026, 16:17
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| References | () https://github.com/tox-dev/filelock/security/advisories/GHSA-cwqr-hh33-gh44 - |
20 Oct 2026, 15:17
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-10-20 15:17
Updated : 2026-10-21 21:15
NVD link : CVE-2026-112915
Mitre link : CVE-2026-112915
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-112915
JSON object : View
Products Affected
tox-dev
- filelock
CWE
CWE-400
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
