CVE-2025-69872 | DiskCache (python-diskcache) through 5.6.3 uses Python pickl… | CVSS 9.8 CRITICAL

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.

Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2025-69872
State: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Reserved: 2026-01-09 00:00 UTC
Published: 2026-02-11 00:00 UTC
Last updated: 2026-07-15 01:24 UTC
Primary CWE: CWE-94
CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injecti…
Vendor / Product: n/a / n/a
Sources: cve.org · NVD

Severity & Metrics

9.8 CRITICAL CVSS 3.1

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Exploitation: PoC
Automatable: yes
Tech. Impact: total

Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Platform	Versions
n/a	n/a	—	n/a

Weakness (CWE)

CWE	Source	Description
—	cna	n/a
CWE-502	adp	Deserialization of Untrusted Data
CWE-94	adp	CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

CVSS scores (2)

Score	Severity	Version	Source	Vector
9.8	CRITICAL	3.1	adp	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.6	HIGH	3.1	adp	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

References (2)