# CVE-2026-22608: PYSEC-2026-1369 - Fickling vulnerable to use of ctypes and pydoc gadget chain to bypass detection

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-22608-fickling-vulnerable-to-use-of-ctypes-and-pydoc-gadget-chain-to  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-07-07  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-22608 · Severity: medium · CVSS 4 · Published 2026-07-07

Fickling vulnerable to use of ctypes and pydoc gadget chain to bypass detection

Technologies: [fickling (PyPI)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/fickling). Vendors: [PyPI](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/pypi).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-22608 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-22608 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-22608?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4, published 7 July 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** fickling (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=0.1.7.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-22608?** Yes. fickling (PyPI): upgrade to 0.1.7 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-22608?** Check whether you run fickling (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- fickling (PyPI): upgrade to 0.1.7 or later

  ```sh
  pip install "fickling>=0.1.7"
  ```


## Affected products

- fickling (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=0.1.7

## Identifiers

- CVE-2026-22608
- GHSA-5hvc-6wx8-mvv4
- PYSEC-2026-1369

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