CVE catalog
CVE-2025-69872
diskcache: CVE-2025-69872
- Severity
- High · CVSS 7.6
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.61% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | diskcache | sid | 5.6.3-3 | vulnerable |
| Debian | diskcache | forky | 5.6.3-2 | vulnerable |
| Debian | diskcache | trixie | 5.6.3-1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | diskcache | bookworm | 5.4.0-1 | vulnerable |
| PyPI | diskcache | Not reported | Not reported | unknown |
| PyPI | diskcache | Not reported | Not reported | unknown |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | diskcache | source | sid | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1128476] |
| Debian | diskcache | source | forky | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1128476] |
| Debian | diskcache | source | trixie | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1128476] |
| Debian | diskcache | source | bookworm | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1128476] |
Notes
[trixie] diskcache: Minor issue, revisit when fixed upstream [bookworm] diskcache: Minor issue, revisit when fixed upstream
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [python3-diskcache]Affected
Source package: [diskcache]
Details (2)
5.4.0-1· all · bookwormAffected
dsa · diskcache · debian · bookworm; dsa · diskcache · debian · 12
5.4.0-1· all · bookwormAffected
dsa · diskcache · debian · bookworm; dsa · diskcache · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [python3-diskcache]Affected
Source package: [diskcache]
Details (2)
5.6.3-1· all · trixieAffected
dsa · diskcache · debian · 13
5.6.3-1· all · trixieAffected
dsa · diskcache · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-w8v5-vhqr-4h9v]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2025-69872]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-w8v5-vhqr-4h9v]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-69872]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2025/cve-2025-69872.json]
[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]