CVE-2025-69872

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This critical-severity CVE scores 9.8 under CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.5%, top 58% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: cisa-adp, epss
Elevated
9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

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.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EG Risk
75(Attend)
EG Risk 75/100SSVC: Attend

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
42%
KEV
Not listed

Published

February 11, 2026

Last Modified

July 15, 2026

Advisory Details (7)

Auto-updated Aug 29, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. Patch available. Sources: redhat.
redhat Patch Available
https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2025/cve-2025-69872.json
redhat Patch Available

2439059 – (CVE-2025-69872) CVE-2025-69872 python-diskcache: python-diskcache: Arbitrary code execution via insecure pickle deserialization

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2439059
redhat Patch Available

CVE-2025-69872 - Red Hat Customer Portal

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 or OpenShift Container Platform 4, is affected by this vulnerability and a fix may be released to a

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-69872
redhat Patch Available
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3713
redhat Patch Available
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36350
generic

GitHub - grantjenks/python-diskcache: Python disk-backed cache (Django-compatible). Faster than Redis and Memcached. Pure-Python. · GitHub

https://github.com/grantjenks/python-diskcache
generic🟡 PoC Available

ethan-cve-disclosures/CVE-2025-69872-DiskCache-Pickle-Deserialization.md at main · EthanKim88/ethan-cve-disclosures · GitHub

https://github.com/EthanKim88/ethan-cve-disclosures/blob/main/CVE-2025-69872-DiskCache-Pickle-Deserialization.md

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2025-69872(2)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(3)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
redhatsatellite/foreman-mcp-server-rhel9:17827393442026-07-07redhat
redhatrhoai/odh-kserve-agent-rhel9:17707546052026-03-04redhat
pipdiskcache—ghsa

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(5 across 5 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
diskcache5.2.1-2 ... 5.6.3-2 (6 versions)——
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
diskcache5.4.0-1, 5.4.0-2, 5.4.0-3, 5.6.3-1, 5.6.3-2——
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
diskcache5.6.3-1, 5.6.3-2——
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
diskcache5.6.3-1, 5.6.3-2——
PyPI(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
diskcache0.1.0 ... 5.6.3 (84 versions)——

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 5× in last 7d / 70× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-69872?
CVE-2025-69872 is a critical vulnerability published on February 11, 2026. 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.
When was CVE-2025-69872 disclosed?
CVE-2025-69872 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on February 11, 2026, with the most recent update on July 15, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2025-69872 actively exploited?
CVE-2025-69872 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 57.8% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-69872?
CVE-2025-69872 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2025-69872?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-69872, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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