What is CVE-2025-71176?

CVE-2025-71176 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Pytest, classified under Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Insecure Permissions. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2026-01-22.

How severe is CVE-2025-71176?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Pytest

CVE-2025-71176

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.

EPSS: 0.000 (1.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Pytest — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-379 — Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Insecure Permissions

References

github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/13669
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/01/21/5

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-71176?: CVE-2025-71176 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Pytest, classified under Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Insecure Permissions. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2026-01-22.
How severe is CVE-2025-71176?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.