# CVE-2026-25645: Requests has Insecure Temp File Reuse in its extract\_zipped\_paths() utility function

- Also known as: GHSA-GC5V-M9X4-R6X2, PYSEC-2026-2275
- Severity: CVSS 4.4 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Fixed in: 2.33.0
- Published: 2026-03-25 · Updated: 2026-03-25

## Affected

- psf requests: fixed in 2.33.0
- requests (PyPI): fixed in 2.33.0

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on psf requests, requests, upgrade to a fixed version (2.33.0) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/psf/requests/security/advisories/GHSA-gc5v-m9x4-r6x2
- https://github.com/psf/requests/commit/66d21cb07bd6255b1280291c4fafb71803cdb3b7
- https://github.com/psf/requests/releases/tag/v2.33.0
- https://github.com/Jaycelation/CVE-2026-25645

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