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GHSA-5hwf-rc88-82xm: Fickling missing RCE-capable modules in UNSAFE_IMPORTS

March 4, 2026

fickling’s UNSAFE_IMPORTS blocklist is missing at least 3 stdlib modules that provide direct arbitrary command execution: uuid, _osx_support, and _aix_support. These modules contain functions that internally call subprocess.Popen() or os.system() with attacker-controlled arguments. A malicious pickle file importing these modules passes both UnsafeImports and NonStandardImports checks.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-5hwf-rc88-82xm
  • github.com/trailofbits/fickling
  • github.com/trailofbits/fickling/commit/ffac3479dbb97a7a1592d85991888562d34dd05b
  • github.com/trailofbits/fickling/security/advisories/GHSA-5hwf-rc88-82xm

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Affected versions

All versions before 0.1.9

Fixed versions

  • 0.1.9

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.1.9 or above.

Impact 9.8 CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-184: Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs

Source file

pypi/fickling/GHSA-5hwf-rc88-82xm.yml

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