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CVE-2026-22608

HIGH

7.8

Description

Fickling is a Python pickling decompiler and static analyzer. Prior to version 0.1.7, both ctypes and pydoc modules aren't explicitly blocked. Even other existing pickle scanning tools (like picklescan) do not block pydoc.locate. Chaining these two together can achieve RCE while the scanner still reports the file as LIKELY_SAFE. This issue has been patched in version 0.1.7.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score7.8

SeverityHIGH

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorLOCAL

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionREQUIRED

Published1/10/2026

Last Modified1/16/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

trailofbits:fickling

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-184CWE-502

References

https://github.com/trailofbits/fickling/commit/b793563e60a5e039c5837b09d7f4f6b92e6040d1(security-advisories@github.com)

https://github.com/trailofbits/fickling/releases/tag/v0.1.7(security-advisories@github.com)

https://github.com/trailofbits/fickling/security/advisories/GHSA-5hvc-6wx8-mvv4(security-advisories@github.com)

https://github.com/trailofbits/fickling/security/advisories/GHSA-5hvc-6wx8-mvv4(134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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