Fickling is a Python pickling decompiler and static analyzer. Versions prior to 0.1.6 had a bypass caused by `pty` missing from the block list of unsafe module imports. This led to unsafe pickles based on `pty.spawn()` being incorrectly flagged as `LIKELY_SAFE`, and was fixed in version 0.1.6. This impacted any user or system that used Fickling to vet pickle files for security issues.
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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description Fickling is a Python pickling decompiler and static analyzer. Versions prior to 0.1.6 had a bypass caused by `pty` missing from the block list of unsafe module imports. This led to unsafe pickles based on `pty.spawn()` being incorrectly flagged as `LIKELY_SAFE`, and was fixed in version 0.1.6. This impacted any user or system that used Fickling to vet pickle files for security issues.
Title Fickling has Code Injection vulnerability via pty.spawn()
Weaknesses CWE-184
CWE-502
CWE-94
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published: 2025-12-16T00:39:13.968Z

Updated: 2025-12-16T21:12:34.235Z

Reserved: 2025-12-11T20:30:54.927Z

Link: CVE-2025-67748

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-12-16T21:12:30.336Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-12-16T01:15:52.950

Modified: 2025-12-16T14:10:11.300

Link: CVE-2025-67748

cve-icon Redhat

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