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.
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Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
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Github GHSA |
GHSA-w8v5-vhqr-4h9v | DiskCache has unsafe pickle deserialization |
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Solution
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Workaround
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History
Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Title | python-diskcache: python-diskcache: Arbitrary code execution via insecure pickle deserialization | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-502 | |
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threat_severity
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cvssV3_1
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Wed, 11 Feb 2026 18:45:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | 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. | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2026-02-11T18:15:36.544Z
Reserved: 2026-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2025-69872
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-02-11T19:15:50.360
Modified: 2026-02-11T19:15:50.360
Link: CVE-2025-69872
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
Github GHSA