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CVE-2026-114608GHSA-22qq-2fwx-7p67

Pylint: Arbitrary code execution via pickle deserialization of the stats cache in PYLINT_HOME

pylint-dev pylint
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CVSS
5.4Medium
ExploitationNo known exploitationNot in CISA KEV, which does not prove it is unexploitedCISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)0.11%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 1% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed in4.0.9Fixed versionGitHub
Published22 Oct 2026Updated 22 Oct 2026CVE List

What fixes it

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Description

Pylint is a static code analyser for Python. From 0.15.2 until 4.0.9, Pylint stores module statistics in predictable files under PYLINT_HOME and loads those files with pickle.load on a later run. An attacker who can write to a shared, group-writable, or otherwise untrusted cache directory can replace a stats cache with crafted serialized data, causing arbitrary code to execute with the privileges of the user who next runs Pylint. The default per-user cache is not normally writable by another user. This issue is fixed in version 4.0.9.

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Affected versions 2

  • pylintaffected: < 4.0.9CVE List
  • pylint, pip< 4.0.9GitHub

References 4