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CVE-2026-63349

AnyIO run_process/open_process ignores extra_groups and can retain parent supplementary groups

7.0 HighFix available

AnyIO is a high level asynchronous concurrency and networking framework that works on top of either Trio or asyncio. In 4.14.0, AnyIO accepts the POSIX extra_groups argument in anyio.run_process() and anyio.open_process(), but open_process() forwards the group argument to the backend instead of extra_groups. A caller that supplies extra_groups=[] to clear inherited supplementary groups can therefore launch a child that retains the parent process groups, undermining a privilege-dropping boundary. If group is also supplied, the integer group value is passed where an iterable of supplementary groups is expected and the launch can fail with TypeError. This issue affects POSIX applications that rely on AnyIO subprocess helpers to launch less-privileged child processes. This issue is fixed in version 4.14.2.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges needed
High
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

0.11%Unchanged since Sep 19, 2026
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.0

AnyIO run_process/open_process ignores extra_groups and can retain parent supplementary groups

AnyIO is a high level asynchronous concurrency and networking framework that works on top of either Trio or asyncio. In 4.14.0, AnyIO accepts the POSIX extra_groups argument in anyio.run_process() and anyio.open_process(), but open_process() forwards the group argument to the backend instead of extra_groups. A caller that supplies extra_groups=[] to clear inherited supplementary groups can therefore launch a child that retains the parent process groups, undermining a privilege-dropping boundary. If group is also supplied, the integer group value is passed where an iterable of supplementary groups is expected and the launch can fail with TypeError. This issue affects POSIX applications that rely on AnyIO subprocess helpers to launch less-privileged child processes. This issue is fixed in version 4.14.2.

Record
CVE-2026-63349
CVSS 4.0
7.0 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness
CWE-266, CWE-269
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-83191 7.0

AnyIO is a high level asynchronous concurrency and networking framework that works on top of either Trio or asyncio. In 4.14.0, AnyIO accepts the POSIX extra_groups argument in anyio.run_process() and anyio.open_process(), but open_process() forwards the group argument to the backend instead of extra_groups. A caller that supplies extra_groups=[] to clear inherited supplementary groups can therefore launch a child that retains the parent process groups, undermining a privilege-dropping boundary. If group is also supplied, the integer group value is passed where an iterable of supplementary groups is expected and the launch can fail with TypeError. This issue affects POSIX applications that rely on AnyIO subprocess helpers to launch less-privileged child processes. This issue is fixed in version 4.14.2.

Record
EUVD-2026-83191
CVSS 4.0
7.0 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3w57-8xmc-8v26 7.0

AnyIO run_process/open_process ignores extra_groups and can retain parent supplementary groups

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.

Record
GHSA-3w57-8xmc-8v26
CVSS 4.0
7.0 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness
CWE-266, CWE-269
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 7.0

AnyIO is a high level asynchronous concurrency and networking framework that works on top of either Trio or asyncio. In 4.14.0, AnyIO accepts the POSIX extra_groups argument in anyio.run_process() and anyio.open_process(), but open_process() forwards the group argument to the backend instead of extra_groups. A caller that supplies extra_groups=[] to clear inherited supplementary groups can therefore launch a child that retains the parent process groups, undermining a privilege-dropping boundary. If group is also supplied, the integer group value is passed where an iterable of supplementary groups is expected and the launch can fail with TypeError. This issue affects POSIX applications that rely on AnyIO subprocess helpers to launch less-privileged child processes. This issue is fixed in version 4.14.2.

Record
CVE-2026-63349
CVSS 4.0
7.0 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Weakness
CWE-266, CWE-269
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 7.0

AnyIO run_process/open_process ignores extra_groups and can retain parent supplementary groups

AnyIO is a high level asynchronous concurrency and networking framework that works on top of either Trio or asyncio. In 4.14.0, AnyIO accepts the POSIX extra_groups argument in anyio.run_process() and anyio.open_process(), but open_process() forwards the group argument to the backend instead of extra_groups. A caller that supplies extra_groups=[] to clear inherited supplementary groups can therefore launch a child that retains the parent process groups, undermining a privilege-dropping boundary. If group is also supplied, the integer group value is passed where an iterable of supplementary groups is expected and the launch can fail with TypeError. This issue affects POSIX applications that rely on AnyIO subprocess helpers to launch less-privileged child processes. This issue is fixed in version 4.14.2.

Record
CVE-2026-63349
CVSS 4.0
7.0 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness
CWE-266, CWE-269
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-63349 7.0

AnyIO is a high level asynchronous concurrency and networking framework that works on top of either Trio or asyncio. In 4.14.0, AnyIO accepts the POSIX extra_groups argument in anyio.run_process() and anyio.open_process(), but open_process() forwards the group argument to the backend instead of extra_groups. A caller that supplies extra_groups=[] to clear inherited supplementary groups can therefore launch a child that retains the parent process groups, undermining a privilege-dropping boundary. If group is also supplied, the integer group value is passed where an iterable of supplementary groups is expected and the launch can fail with TypeError. This issue affects POSIX applications that rely on AnyIO subprocess helpers to launch less-privileged child processes. This issue is fixed in version 4.14.2.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-63349
CVSS 4.0
7.0 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVGHSA-3w57-8xmc-8v26 7.0

AnyIO run_process/open_process ignores extra_groups and can retain parent supplementary groups

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.

Record
GHSA-3w57-8xmc-8v26
CVSS 4.0
7.0 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness
CWE-266, CWE-269
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2026-4023 7.0

AnyIO run_process/open_process ignores extra_groups and can retain parent supplementary groups

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.

Record
PYSEC-2026-4023
CVSS 4.0
7.0 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-63349 7.0

AnyIO is a high level asynchronous concurrency and networking framework that works on top of either Trio or asyncio. In 4.14.0, AnyIO accepts the POSIX extra_groups argument in anyio.run_process() and anyio.open_process(), but open_process() forwards the group argument to the backend instead of extra_groups. A caller that supplies extra_groups=[] to clear inherited supplementary groups can therefore launch a child that retains the parent process groups, undermining a privilege-dropping boundary. If group is also supplied, the integer group value is passed where an iterable of supplementary groups is expected and the launch can fail with TypeError. This issue affects POSIX applications that rely on AnyIO subprocess helpers to launch less-privileged child processes. This issue is fixed in version 4.14.2.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-63349
CVSS 4.0
7.0 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVROOT-APP-PYPI-CVE-2026-63349 No score

CVE-2026-63349 in anyio - Patched by Root

Root has patched CVE-2026-63349 in the anyio package for Root:PyPI. Multiple fixed versions available.

Record
ROOT-APP-PYPI-CVE-2026-63349
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
anyio
PyPI
4.14.0 up to 4.14.2
4.14.2
python-anyio
Debian:12
All versions, plus listed versions
3.6.2-13.7.0-14.1.0-14.11.0-14.11.0-2
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4.11.0-34.12.1-14.12.1-24.12.1-34.15.1-14.15.1-24.15.1-34.2.0-14.3.0-14.4.0-14.6.0-14.6.2-14.6.2-24.6.2-34.6.2-44.7.0-14.8.0-14.8.0-24.8.0-3
None known
python-anyio
Debian:13
All versions, plus listed versions
4.11.0-14.11.0-24.11.0-34.12.1-14.12.1-2
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4.12.1-34.15.1-14.15.1-24.15.1-34.8.0-3
None known
python-anyio
Debian:14
before 4.15.1-1, plus listed versions
4.11.0-14.11.0-24.11.0-34.12.1-14.12.1-24.12.1-34.8.0-3
4.15.1-1
anyio
PyPI
4.14.0 up to 4.14.2, plus listed versions
4.14.1
4.14.2
anyio
Root:PyPI
before 4.14.0+aikido.1
4.14.0+aikido.14.14.0+aikido.2
python-anyio
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
2.0.2-23.5.0-2ubuntu13.5.0-3ubuntu2
None known
python-anyio
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
3.7.0-14.2.0-1
None known
python-anyio
Ubuntu:26.10
All versions, plus listed versions
4.11.0-34.12.1-24.12.1-34.15.1-3
None known
python-anyio
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
4.8.0-34.11.0-24.11.0-3
None known

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2026-63349 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.0) in Agronholm Anyio, published September 18, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.11%, the 1st percentile. Fixed in anyio 4.14.2.

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