PYSEC-2026-2270

At a glance

Published
Updated
CVE
CVE-2026-28684
Aliases
GHSA-mf9w-mj56-hr94
CVSS_V3
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Description

python-dotenv reads key-value pairs from a .env file and can set them as environment variables. Prior to version 1.2.2, `set_key()` and `unset_key()` in python-dotenv follow symbolic links when rewriting `.env` files, allowing a local attacker to overwrite arbitrary files via a crafted symlink when a cross-device rename fallback is triggered. Users should upgrade to v.1.2.2 or, as a workaround, apply the patch manually.

Affected packages

PackageVersions
PyPI · python-dotenvintroduced 0, fixed 1.2.2

References

Sources

SourceLicence
OSV.devCC-BY 4.0 — PyPA Advisory Database