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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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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cve-icon MITRE

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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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

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

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

Link: CVE-2025-69872

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