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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00019.

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-w8v5-vhqr-4h9v DiskCache has unsafe pickle deserialization
Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References
Link Providers
https://github.com/EthanKim88/ethan-cve-disclosures/blob/main/CVE-2025-69872-DiskCache-Pickle-Deserialization.md cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/grantjenks/python-diskcache cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-69872 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-69872 cve-icon
History

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 16:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-94
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L'}

 ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 11:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Grantjenks
Grantjenks python-diskcache
Vendors & Products Grantjenks
Grantjenks python-diskcache

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title python-diskcache: python-diskcache: Arbitrary code execution via insecure pickle deserialization
Weaknesses CWE-502
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

 cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L'}

threat_severity

Important

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 18:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
References

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-02-12T15:11:44.523Z

Reserved: 2026-01-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2025-69872

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-02-12T15:11:39.389Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-02-11T19:15:50.360

Modified: 2026-02-12T16:16:05.423

Link: CVE-2025-69872

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-02-11T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2025-69872 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-02-12T11:19:28Z

Weaknesses