CVE-2025-69872

DiskCache (python-diskcache) through 5.6.3 uses Python pickle for serialization by default

Critical · published February 11, 2026

CVSS v3.1
9.8
EPSS
1%
Percentile
48.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
9.8 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00608 · 48.4th percentile
Published
2026-02-11T00:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 11 FEB 00:00Z
    DiskCache (python-diskcache) through 5.6.3 uses Python pickle for serialization by default
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