CVE-2026-25645

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.

Weakness

Creating and using insecure temporary files can leave application and system data vulnerable to attack.

Affected Software

Related Attack Patterns

• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/149.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/155.html

References

• https://github.com/psf/requests/commit/66d21cb07bd6255b1280291c4fafb71803cdb3b7
• https://github.com/psf/requests/releases/tag/v2.33.0
• https://github.com/psf/requests/security/advisories/GHSA-gc5v-m9x4-r6x2