Insecure Temporary File Affecting checkov package, versions <3.2.511-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0% (1st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CHAINGUARDLATEST-CHECKOV-15844841
  • published30 Mar 2026
  • disclosed25 Mar 2026

Introduced: 25 Mar 2026

NewCVE-2026-25645  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-377  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Chainguard checkov to version 3.2.511-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream checkov package and not the checkov package as distributed by Chainguard. See How to fix? for Chainguard relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1