CVE-2024-35515Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Arbitrary code execution via untrusted pickle loading

Published Sep 18, 2024 · Updated Sep 18, 2024

Insecure deserialization in sqlitedict 2.1.0 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code from a crafted database. The default decode function passes each SQLite value BLOB directly to Python pickle.loads without restricting globals or validating object construction. Exploitation requires an application to open an attacker-influenced database and retrieve a malicious stored value, after which code runs in that process.

CVSS severity9.8
Critical
EPSS probability0.89%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Insecure deserialization in sqlitedict 2.1.0 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code from a crafted database. The default decode function passes each SQLite value BLOB directly to Python pickle.loads without restricting globals or validating object construction. Exploitation requires an application to open an attacker-influenced database and retrieve a malicious stored value, after which code runs in that process.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-35515
Published
Sep 18, 2024
Updated
Sep 18, 2024
Vendor
sqlitedict
Product
sqlitedict
Classifications
CWE-502, CWE-94, T1204.002
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 18, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 18, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=2.1.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

sqlitedict · sqlitedictversion=0 <=2.1.0

Published CVSS scores

9.8CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.6GitHub Advisory DatabaseCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-502Deserialization of Untrusted Data
CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
T1204.002Malicious File

Public exploit references

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