01 Record
CVE-2026-14534
Fickling check_safety() bypass via unlisted standard library modules (_posixsubprocess, site, atexit)
HighPUBLISHEDCNA: BombadilSystems
CNA base score8.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
02 Description
Fickling check_safety() bypass via unlisted standard library modules (_posixsubprocess, site, atexit)
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.59% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 48.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-25.
- Red Hat severity
- Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-07-04 13:25Z3 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-07-06 14:59Z3 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-07-03
- Assigning CNA
- BombadilSystems
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 8.8)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 67e95f8cc2de00b6db258eff787f0d27228b49c7e9ee741ca71169d542b46a1c
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- github.comGitHub Security Advisory GHSA-m6fh-58r7-x697https://github.com/trailofbits/fickling/security/advisories/GHSA-m6fh-58r7-x697
- github.comFix PR #272https://github.com/trailofbits/fickling/pull/272
- github.comFix commit e840861https://github.com/trailofbits/fickling/commit/e8408615b63adf034f891f653692ab9b51f0f5af
- github.comFickling v0.1.11 releasehttps://github.com/trailofbits/fickling/releases/tag/v0.1.11