Critical severity · published Sep 17, 2026
CVE-2026-54752
NetBox Device Type Library: Insecure Pickle Deserialization in Test Suite Allows Remote Code Execution via Malicious Pull Request
9.6
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
NetBox Device Type Library is a collection of community-sourced device type definitions for import into NetBox. The validation test harness can deserialize pull-request-controlled tracked pickle cache files through pickle.load in the read_pickle_data function in tests/pickle_operations.py. An unauthenticated contributor can change USE_LOCAL_KNOWN_SLUGS in tests/test_configuration.py and supply a crafted tests/known-modules.pickle or tests/known-racks.pickle file that tests/definitions_test.py loads when pytest runs. Deserialization invokes attacker-controlled object reduction behavior, allowing arbitrary code execution in the GitHub Actions runner or in a maintainer process that runs the tests, with the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of reachable resources at risk. This vulnerability is fixed with commit 1c6f7e2b93589b965318c6e67ac3504831f0e71e.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 51% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DE
devicetype-library · netbox-community
< 1c6f7e2b93589b965318c6e67ac3504831f0e71e · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-54752
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-54752
github.com
https://github.com/netbox-community/devicetype-library/commit/1c6f7e2b93589b965318c6e67ac3504831f0e71e
github.com
https://github.com/netbox-community/devicetype-library/pull/4238
github.com
https://github.com/netbox-community/devicetype-library/security/advisories/GHSA-492p-5wp7-2w7c
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