CVE-2025-69872

DiskCache has unsafe pickle deserialization

9.8 Critical

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.60%Up 0.6 points since Feb 12, 2026

What each source reports

CVE List Score used9.8

Record: CVE-2025-69872
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1: 7.6 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
Weakness: CWE-94, CWE-502
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2025-2073919.8

Record: EUVD-2025-207391
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w8v5-vhqr-4h9v5.2

DiskCache has unsafe pickle deserialization

Record: GHSA-w8v5-vhqr-4h9v
CVSS 4.0: 5.2 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
Weakness: CWE-94, CWE-502
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD9.8

Record: CVE-2025-69872
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1: 7.6 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
Weakness: CWE-94, CWE-502
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV9.8

Record: CVE-2025-69872
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2025-698729.8

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2025-69872
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-w8v5-vhqr-4h9v5.2

DiskCache has unsafe pickle deserialization

Record: GHSA-w8v5-vhqr-4h9v
CVSS 4.0: 5.2 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
Weakness: CWE-502, CWE-94
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVPYSEC-2026-24475.2

DiskCache has unsafe pickle deserialization

Record: PYSEC-2026-2447
CVSS 4.0: 5.2 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2025-698729.8

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2025-69872
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1: 7.6 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`diskcache` PyPI	through 5.6.3	None known
`diskcache` Debian:12	All versions, plus listed versions 5.4.0-15.4.0-25.4.0-35.6.3-15.6.3-2	None known
`diskcache` Debian:13	All versions, plus listed versions 5.6.3-15.6.3-2	None known
`diskcache` Debian:14	All versions, plus listed versions 5.6.3-15.6.3-2	None known
`diskcache` PyPI	through 5.6.3, plus listed versions 0.1.00.1.20.1.30.1.40.1.5 Show 45 moreShow less 0.1.60.1.70.1.80.2.00.2.10.2.100.2.20.2.30.2.40.2.60.2.70.2.80.2.90.3.00.3.10.4.00.5.00.6.00.7.00.7.10.9.01.0.01.1.01.2.01.3.11.3.31.3.41.3.51.4.01.5.01.5.21.5.31.6.01.6.11.6.21.6.31.6.41.6.51.6.61.6.71.7.02.0.22.1.02.2.02.3.0	None known
`diskcache` Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 5.2.1-25.4.0-1	None known
`diskcache` Ubuntu:24.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 5.4.0-3	None known
`diskcache` Ubuntu:25.10	All versions, plus listed versions 5.6.3-1	None known
`diskcache` Ubuntu:26.10	All versions, plus listed versions 5.6.3-15.6.3-2	None known
`diskcache` Ubuntu:26.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 5.6.3-1	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2025-69872 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Red Hat Ai Inference Server, published February 11, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.60%, the 49th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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