In Trail of Bits fickling through 0.1.12, a pickle STACK_GLOBAL operand carrying a dotted __qualname__ (for example
Affects ficklingSource GCVE Database
Mentioned vulnerabilities
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High.
Data as of 31 Oct 2026, 01:38 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (BombadilSystems) | CVSS 3.1 | 8.8 |
|---|
- Affects
- Bits fickling through 0.1.12
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 30 Oct 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: 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 30 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
PyPIficklingpkg:pypi/ficklingOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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AI-suggested
The vendor's existing mitigations, including blocklists and heuristics for private stdlib attributes, do not address this issue. Users should avoid loading untrusted pickle data with fickling.load() until a fix is released. Monitor the vendor advisory for updates on remediation.
Description
A vulnerability in the Python package 'fickling' version 0.1.12 allows arbitrary code execution via a crafted pickle containing a STACK_GLOBAL operand with a dotted __qualname__. The flaw arises because the pickle's find_class resolves dotted attribute paths to arbitrary attributes rather than restricting to module-level functions, bypassing the security checks in fickling.load(). This enables execution of the optparse.Values.read_file method, which executes code from a file. The issue is distinct from other module-origin trust weaknesses and remains unpatched as of the latest vendor commit in October 2026.