Python keyring has insecure permissions on new databases allowing world-readable files to be created
Priority LOW 28CWE-276Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
Python keyring has insecure permissions on new databases allowing world-readable files to be created
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00437 38th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed keyring (PyPI): 0.10
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| python-pillow | Python keyring | up to 0.10 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | keyring (PyPI) | before 0.10 | 0.10 | Patch available | GHSA-8867-vpm3-g98g |
- Python keyring Vendorpython-pillow Affected up to 0.10 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- keyring (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 0.10 Fixed in 0.10 Patch available GHSA-8867-vpm3-g98g
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:python:keyring:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 0.10 | Vulnerable | python-pillow |
- cpe:2.3:a:python:keyring:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.10 Vulnerable ·python-pillow
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-8867-vpm3-g98g keyring (PyPI) Fixed in 0.10 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-5578
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8867-vpm3-g98g
References
Advisory 7
More python-pillow Keyring vulnerabilities
- TI-2012-04693 Python keyring lib before 0.10 created keyring files with world-readable permissions. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2012-03911 Python Keyring 0.9.1 does not securely initialize the cipher when encrypting passwords… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1
Sources
- CVE-2012-5578 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-5578 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8867-vpm3-g98g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2012-5578 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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