CVE-2026-22607

Severity CVSS v4.0:
HIGH
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
10/01/2026
Last modified:
16/01/2026

Description

Fickling is a Python pickling decompiler and static analyzer. Fickling versions up to and including 0.1.6 do not treat Python's cProfile module as unsafe. Because of this, a malicious pickle that uses cProfile.run() 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.

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:trailofbits:fickling:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0.1.7 (excluding)