{"id":"CVE-2026-25645","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2026-25645","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T08:09:35.191Z","title":"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.","description":"Requests is a HTTP library. Prior to version 2.33.0, 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. Standard usage of the Requests library is not affected by this vulnerability. Only applications that call `extract_zipped_paths()` directly are impacted. Starting in version 2.33.0, the library 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.","published":"2026-03-25T17:16:53.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T10:25:00.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"security-advisories@github.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":5.5,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-377"],"affected":["python/requests"],"epss":{"score":0.00189,"percentile":0.08493,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.19%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/psf/requests/commit/66d21cb07bd6255b1280291c4fafb71803cdb3b7","tags":["Patch"],"source":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/psf/requests/releases/tag/v2.33.0","tags":["Release Notes"],"source":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/psf/requests/security/advisories/GHSA-gc5v-m9x4-r6x2","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security-advisories@github.com"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-25645","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}