CVE-2026-25645

A flaw was found in the requests HTTP library, specifically in the requests.utils.extract_zipped_paths() function, which is used to load Certificate Authority (CA) bundles. A local attacker can exploit this vulnerability by pre-creating a malicious CA bundle file in the system's temporary directory. When a vulnerable application initializes the requests library, it may load this malicious file instead of the legitimate CA bundle, leading to a bypass of security controls and potential integrity compromise.

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Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.