CVE-2026-32274

high

Description

Black is the uncompromising Python code formatter. Prior to 26.3.1, Black writes a cache file, the name of which is computed from various formatting options. The value of the --python-cell-magics option was placed in the filename without sanitization, which allowed an attacker who controls the value of this argument to write cache files to arbitrary file system locations. Fixed in Black 26.3.1.

References

https://github.com/psf/black/security/advisories/GHSA-3936-cmfr-pm3m

https://github.com/psf/black/releases/tag/26.3.1

https://github.com/psf/black/pull/5038

https://github.com/psf/black/commit/4937fe6cf241139ddbfc16b0bdbb5b422798909d

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-03-12

Updated: 2026-03-12

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Severity: High

CVSS v4

Base Score: 8.7

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Severity: High