# python-dotenv (PyPI) vulnerabilities

1 known vulnerability (1 medium), with the versions each affects and the releases that fix them.

## At a glance

- Latest release: not known (cve.now hasn't read this package's releases)
- Newest unaffected release: not known without release data
- Registry: https://pypi.org/project/python-dotenv/

## Advisories (1)

### [CVE-2026-28684](https://cve.now/CVE-2026-28684): python-dotenv: Symlink following in set\_key allows arbitrary file overwrite via cross-device rename fallback

- Severity: Medium 6.6
- Published: Apr 20, 2026
- Affected: fixed in 1.2.2.

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