CVE-2025-69872: DiskCache · Code Injection
Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.8 Critical.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 48% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 11 Feb 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
Red Hat has published security advisories for CVE-2025-69872. Users should consult the Red Hat advisory at https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-69872 and the errata RHSA-2026:3713 for official remediation guidance. Until patched, restrict write access to the cache directory to trusted users only to mitigate exploitation risk.
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
- github.com/grantjenks/python-diskcache (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/EthanKim88/ethan-cve-disclosures/blob/main/CVE-2025-69872-DiskCache-Pickle-Deserialization.md (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-69872 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2439059 (opens in a new tab)
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2025/cve-2025-69872.json (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3713 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36350 (opens in a new tab)