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GHSA-gc5v-m9x4-r6x2

Requests has Insecure Temp File Reuse in its extract_zipped_paths() utility function

Source: GitHub Advisory Database (reviewed) Moderate CVE-2026-25645

Packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixed in
PyPI requests < 2.33.0 2.33.0

Details

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### Impact The `requests.utils.extract_zipped_paths()` utility function uses a predictable filename when extracting files from zip archives into the system temporary directory. If the target file already exists, it is reused without validation. A local attacker with write access to the temp directory could pre-create a malicious file that would be loaded in place of the legitimate one. ### Affected usages **Standard usage of the Requests library is not affected by this vulnerability.** Only applications that call `extract_zipped_paths()` directly are impacted. ### Remediation Upgrade to at least Requests 2.33.0, where the library now extracts files to a non-deterministic location. If developers are unable to upgrade, they can set `TMPDIR` in their environment to a directory with restricted write access.

References

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