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Security fix · CVE-2026-22608

Fickling is a Python pickling decompiler and static analyzer.

Published Jan 10, 2026 · catalog updated Jan 13, 2026 · Fickling is a Python

Last checked Nov 3, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-22608. EPSS is 0.39%. Act only if a listed version of Fickling is a Python is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Fickling is a Python).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
High8.9
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.39%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor trailofbits fickling < 0.1.7

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.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • vendor trailofbits fickling < 0.1.7< 0.1.7

How to fix CVE-2026-22608

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-22608. EPSS is 0.39%. Act only if a listed version of Fickling is a Python is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with trailofbits fickling < 0.1.7 < 0.1.7. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.39%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jan 10, 2026 · EUVD

    Detected

    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.

  2. Jan 13, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-22608

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-22608

    30-day exploitation probability 0.39%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2026-1686

    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

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 3, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSNov 3, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 30, 2026
  • EUVDOct 30, 2026