Is CVE-2025-71176 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2025-71176 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2025-71176?

CVE-2025-71176 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2025-71176?

CVE-2025-71176 has an EPSS score of 0.14% (4th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2025-71176?

Upgrade pytest on rhel 8 to main@src or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2025-71176

MEDIUM

6.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

pytest through 9.0.2 on UNIX relies on directories with the /tmp/pytest-of-{user} name pattern, which allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly gain privileges.

CWE-379

How to fix

Remediation Available

pytestRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:main@srcRHSA-2026:8580

Fixed in:main@noarchRHSA-2026:8580

pytestRocky

Fixed in:main@srcRHSA-2026:8580

Fixed in:main@noarchRHSA-2026:8580

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityLow

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Exploit Intelligence

0.14%probability of exploitation in 30 days

4thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 4% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references2

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-01-26.