FKIE_CVE-2026-28684

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-04-20 17:16 - Updated: 2026-04-27 13:44
Severity
6.6 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Summary
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.
References
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/theskumar/python-dotenv/commit/790c5c02991100aa1bf41ee5330aca75edc51311Patch
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/theskumar/python-dotenv/releases/tag/v1.2.2Release Notes
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/theskumar/python-dotenv/security/advisories/GHSA-mf9w-mj56-hr94Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0https://github.com/theskumar/python-dotenv/security/advisories/GHSA-mf9w-mj56-hr94Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
saurabh-kumar python-dotenv *
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