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Alpine: multiple py3-requests packages: security update to 2.33.1-r0

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 444731

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - 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. (CVE-2026-25645)

Solution

Update the py3-requests library and its related packages to version 2.33.1-r0 or later.

See Also

https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2026-25645

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 444731

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 7/15/2026

Updated: 7/15/2026

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.71

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-25645

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/10/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-25645