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As a workaround, setting the `X509_USER_PROXY` environment variable to a path that is inside a directory that is only readable to the current user avoids the potential risk. After the file has been written, it can be safely copied to the standard location (`/tmp/x509up_uNNNN`).","status":"published","published":"2024-04-09T16:49:48Z","modified":"2024-08-02T01:17:58Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L","level":"high"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-03T03:50:25.628684Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-v6f3-gh5h-mqwx","title":"DIRAC: Unauthorized users can read proxy contents during generation","description":"### Impact\n\nDuring the proxy generation process (e.g., when using `dirac-proxy-init`) it is possible for unauthorized users on the same machine to gain read access to the proxy. 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What versions should users upgrade to?_\n\n### Workarounds\n\nSetting the `X509_USER_PROXY` environment variable to a path that is inside a directory that is only readable to the current user avoids the potential risk. After the file has been written it can be safely copied to the standard location (`/tmp/x509up_uNNNN`).\n\n### References","status":"published","published":"2024-04-09T15:52:17Z","modified":"2026-07-07T17:56:28.414573134Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-668"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:56.981655Z"},{"id":"PYSEC-2026-1295","title":"DIRAC: Unauthorized users can read proxy contents during generation","description":"### Impact\n\nDuring the proxy generation process (e.g., when using `dirac-proxy-init`) it is possible for unauthorized users on the same machine to gain read access to the proxy. 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