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CVE-2026-63349: AnyIO run_process/open_process ignores extra_groups and can retain parent supplementary groups

September 18, 2026

AnyIO 4.14.0 accepts the POSIX extra_groups argument on anyio.run_process() and anyio.open_process(), but open_process() forwards the wrong variable to the backend: when extra_groups is not None, it assigns kwargs[“extra_groups”] = group instead of extra_groups. As a result, callers cannot reliably clear or set supplementary groups for child processes. In a disposable Linux container, Python’s subprocess.run(…, extra_groups=[]) clears a synthetic parent supplementary group list, while anyio.run_process(…, extra_groups=[]) preserves the parent groups. If group is also supplied, AnyIO passes an integer as extra_groups and the call fails with TypeError. This is a POSIX privilege-dropping correctness issue for applications that rely on AnyIO subprocess helpers to launch less-privileged child processes.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-3w57-8xmc-8v26
  • github.com/agronholm/anyio/commit/eb562e6462ee46b1904e50b02ce00a858cdeb200
  • github.com/agronholm/anyio/pull/1209
  • github.com/agronholm/anyio/releases/tag/4.14.2
  • github.com/agronholm/anyio/security/advisories/GHSA-3w57-8xmc-8v26
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-63349

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 4.14.0 before 4.14.2

Fixed versions

  • 4.14.2

Solution

Upgrade to version 4.14.2 or above.

Impact 5.7 MEDIUM

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-266: Incorrect Privilege Assignment
  • CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management

Source file

pypi/anyio/CVE-2026-63349.yml

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