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.
GHSA-3w57-8xmc-8v26
Primary source · Revision 1
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Security context
Source reference: osv:GHSA-3w57-8xmc-8v26
anyio
Source reference: /affected/0/package/name
- Affected versions
- 4.14.0
Source reference:
/affected/0/versions4.14.1Source reference:
/affected/0/versions - Fixed versions
- 4.14.2
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/affected/0/ranges - Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
[
{
"ranges": [
{
"type": "ECOSYSTEM",
"events": [
{
"introduced": "4.14.0"
},
{
"fixed": "4.14.2"
}
]
}
],
"package": {
"name": "anyio",
"purl": "pkg:pypi/anyio",
"ecosystem": "PyPI"
},
"versions": [
"4.14.0",
"4.14.1"
],
"database_specific": {
"source": "https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/09/GHSA-3w57-8xmc-8v26/GHSA-3w57-8xmc-8v26.json"
}
}
]- Related CVEs
- CVE-2026-63349
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Publisher severity
high
Source reference: /database_specific/severity
- Event
- #62579 · Revision 1
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- Publisher date