Vulnerability · Published Jan 22, 2026 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2025-71176
Medium 6.8
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in pytest from pytest. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 5% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 95.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | pytest | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-71176 |
| Debian:13 | pytest | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-71176 |
| Debian:14 | pytest | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-71176 |
| PyPI | pytest | 9.0.3 | GHSA-6w46-j5rx-g56g |
| PyPI | pytest | 9.0.3 | PYSEC-2026-1845 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | pytest | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71176 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | pytest | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71176 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | pytest | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71176 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | pytest | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71176 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | pytest | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71176 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-379 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L