Insecure Temporary File Affecting python311-requests package, versions <2.31.0-150400.6.21.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.19% (9th percentile)

Do your applications use this vulnerable package?

In a few clicks we can analyze your entire application and see what components are vulnerable in your application, and suggest you quick fixes.

Test your applications
  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES154-PYTHON311REQUESTS-16343263
  • published2 May 2026
  • disclosed28 Apr 2026

Introduced: 28 Apr 2026

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

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.4 python311-requests to version 2.31.0-150400.6.21.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python311-requests package and not the python311-requests package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.4 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