GHSA-W8V5-VHQR-4H9V

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-02-11 21:30 – Updated: 2026-02-12 03:09
VLAI?
Summary
DiskCache has unsafe pickle deserialization
Details

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 ?
5.2 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "diskcache"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "last_affected": "5.6.3"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-69872"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-502",
      "CWE-94"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-02-12T03:09:56Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-02-11T19:15:50Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "GHSA-w8v5-vhqr-4h9v",
  "modified": "2026-02-12T03:09:56Z",
  "published": "2026-02-11T21:30:39Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-69872"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/EthanKim88/ethan-cve-disclosures/blob/main/CVE-2025-69872-DiskCache-Pickle-Deserialization.md"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/grantjenks/python-diskcache"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "DiskCache has unsafe pickle deserialization"
}


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