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CVE-2012-5578
Python keyring has insecure permissions on new databases allowing world-readable files to be created
Medium6.2EPSS 0.44%
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- redhat
Description
Python keyring has insecure permissions on new databases allowing world-readable files to be created
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium6.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.44% · top 62% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.2.
Weakness
- keyring insecure permissions on new databases
- CWE-276 (opens in a new tab)
Affected products
Python · Python keyring
- affected <= 0.10
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- PyPIkeyringGHSA-8867-vpm3-g98g (opens in a new tab)
References (6)
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-5578 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-5578 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/27/4 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- Debian (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- Red Hat (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-keyring/+bug/1031465 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-8867-vpm3-g98g (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .