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.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 4
- https://github.com/tox-dev/filelock/commit/5e3f2ec0c5fb17cb2635b60b2b68bc63ab81ca2d Patch
- https://github.com/tox-dev/filelock/pull/834 Patch
- 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
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 8
- Cpes+1 CPE criteria (now 1)NVD modified 2026-10-21 21:15
- StatusPublished → AnalyzedNVD modified 2026-10-21 21:15
- StatusUndergoing Analysis → PublishedNVD modified 2026-10-20 15:25
- StatusPublished → Undergoing AnalysisNVD modified 2026-10-20 19:48
- StatusReceived → PublishedNVD modified 2026-10-20 15:25
- StatusPublished → ReceivedNVD modified 2026-10-20 16:17
- StatusReceived → PublishedNVD modified 2026-10-20 14:28
- First seenCVSS 5.5NVD modified 2026-10-20 15:17
Affected (CPE criteria) 1
cpe:2.3:a:tox-dev:filelock:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:*
References 5
- 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