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CVE-2025-71176
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS v3
Published
January 22, 2026
Affected
2 projects
Assigned by
MITRE
Severity scale
010
Description
pytest through 9.0.2 on UNIX relies on directories with the /tmp/pytest-of-{user} name pattern, which allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly gain privileges.
pytest-dev/pytest
GitHubThe pytest framework makes it easy to write small tests, yet scales to support complex functional testing
GitHubThe pytest framework makes it easy to write small tests, yet scales to support complex functional testing< 9.0.3NVD