High

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

  • Disclosed: 18.09.2026
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 15:18

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.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Python (PyPI) anyio >= 4.14.0, < 4.14.2 4.14.2

References

CVSS score -
CVSS vector
CVSS: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)
CWE-266, CWE-269
Platform
Python (PyPI)
Package
anyio
Disclosed
18.09.2026
Updated
11.10.2026 15:18

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2026-4023 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-3w57-8xmc-8v26 - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: anyio

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Python (PyPI)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

Total entries
3
First → latest
09.2026 09.2026
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • Critical 1
  • High 1
  • Medium 1

Disclosures per year

  1. 2026: 3
  1. AnyIO run_process/open_process ignores extra_groups and can retain parent supplementary groups this entry
    High CVE-2026-63349 >= 4.14.0, < 4.14.2 4.14.2

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