| Name | CVE-2025-69872 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 1128476 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| diskcache (PTS) | bullseye | 5.2.1-2 | vulnerable |
| bookworm | 5.4.0-1 | vulnerable |
| forky, sid, trixie | 5.6.3-1 | vulnerable |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| diskcache | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | | | 1128476 |
Notes
[trixie] - diskcache <postponed> (Minor issue, revisit when fixed upstream)
[bookworm] - diskcache <postponed> (Minor issue, revisit when fixed upstream)
[bullseye] - diskcache <postponed> (Minor issue, revisit when fixed upstream)
https://github.com/EthanKim88/ethan-cve-disclosures/blob/main/CVE-2025-69872-DiskCache-Pickle-Deserialization.md
https://github.com/grantjenks/python-diskcache/issues/357