CVE-2026-22608
Fickling vulnerable to use of ctypes and pydoc gadget chain to bypass detection
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Jan. 10, 2026, 2:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Jan. 10, 2026, 2:15 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update Fickling to version 0.1.7 or later.
- Ensure ctypes and pydoc modules are blocked.
- Review scanner configurations for pydoc.locate.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Jan. 10, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added 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. Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X Added CWE CWE-184 Added CWE CWE-502 Added Reference https://github.com/trailofbits/fickling/commit/b793563e60a5e039c5837b09d7f4f6b92e6040d1 Added Reference https://github.com/trailofbits/fickling/releases/tag/v0.1.7 Added Reference https://github.com/trailofbits/fickling/security/advisories/GHSA-5hvc-6wx8-mvv4