CVSS 3.1
9.8 criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCVE-2025-69872
DiskCache (python-diskcache) through 5.6.3 uses Python pickle for serialization by default. An attacker with write access to the cache directory can achieve arbitrary code execution when a victim application reads from the cache.
Severity
- EPSS
- 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 49% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWEs
- CWE-94, CWE-502
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Packages (OSV)
| Advisory | Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GHSA-w8v5-vhqr-4h9v | PyPI | diskcache | <=5.6.3 | no fix published |
| PYSEC-2026-2447 | PyPI | diskcache | <=5.6.3 | no fix published |
References
- https://github.com/EthanKim88/ethan-cve-disclosures/blob/main/CVE-2025-69872-DiskCache-Pickle-Deserialization.md
- https://github.com/grantjenks/python-diskcache
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36350
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3713
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-69872