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TI-2025-42945 Aliases CVE-2025-69872GHSA-w8v5-vhqr-4h9v

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

Priority HIGH 82CWE-94Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 2 fixed, 2 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-94.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00599 48th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 2 fixed, 2 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—diskcache (PyPI)up to 5.6.3—No fix listedGHSA-w8v5-vhqr-4h9v
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • diskcache (PyPI) Vendor— Affected up to 5.6.3 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-w8v5-vhqr-4h9v

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2026:36350 Released 2026-07-07 · Red Hat rating Important
    satellite/foreman-mcp-server-rhel9 container image available as a Technology Preview
    • Red Hat Satellite 6.18 registry.redhat.io/satellite/foreman-mcp-server-rhel9
  • RHSA-2026:3713 Released 2026-03-04 · Red Hat rating Critical
    RHOAI 3.3 - Red Hat OpenShift AI
    • Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.3 registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-built-in-detector-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-data-science-pipelines-argo-argoexec-rhel9 +47

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat AI Inference ServerAffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.3Fixed RHSA-2026:3713
Red Hat Satellite 6.18Fixed RHSA-2026:36350
Not affected: 4 products
  • Red Hat AI Inference Server
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3
  • Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)
  • Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.3

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-69872
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w8v5-vhqr-4h9v

References

Advisory 1

Other 2

Sources

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