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.

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

  - 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. (CVE-2025-69872)

The remote Fedora 42 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2026-9e5037f4e6 advisory.

    Incorporate patch from Sam Doran to fix CVE-2025-69872

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Fedora 44 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2026-56264d0a56 advisory.

    Incorporate patch from Sam Doran to fix CVE-2025-69872

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Fedora 43 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2026-319d85836c advisory.

    Incorporate patch from Sam Doran to fix CVE-2025-69872

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - 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. (CVE-2025-69872)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Type	Severity
446808	SCA: security update for diskcache (GHSA-w8v5-vhqr-4h9v)	Tenable Cloud Security	SCA Checks	Local	high
446808	SCA: security update for diskcache (GHSA-w8v5-vhqr-4h9v)	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	SCA Checks	Local	high
303388	Fedora 42 : python-diskcache (2026-9e5037f4e6)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	Local	high
303384	Fedora 44 : python-diskcache (2026-56264d0a56)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	Local	high
303382	Fedora 43 : python-diskcache (2026-319d85836c)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	Local	high
298789	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-69872	Nessus	Misc.	Local	high

Detections

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CVE-2025-69872

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Tenable Plugins

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