CVE-2025-61765

MEDIUM LAB

python-socketio < 5.14.0 - Remote Code Execution via Pickle Deserialization

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2025-61765. PoCs published by locus-x64.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository contains a functional proof-of-concept for CVE-2025-61765, demonstrating a remote code execution vulnerability in python-socketio versions prior to 5.14.0 via malicious pickle deserialization in multi-server deployments. The exploit leverages Redis as a message broker to deliver the payload.

Description

python-socketio is a Python implementation of the Socket.IO realtime client and server. A remote code execution vulnerability in python-socketio versions prior to 5.14.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary Python code through malicious pickle deserialization in multi-server deployments on which the attacker previously gained access to the message queue that the servers use for internal communications. When Socket.IO servers are configured to use a message queue backend such as Redis for inter-server communication, messages sent between the servers are encoded using the `pickle` Python module. When a server receives one of these messages through the message queue, it assumes it is trusted and immediately deserializes it. The vulnerability stems from deserialization of messages using Python's `pickle.loads()` function. Having previously obtained access to the message queue, the attacker can send a python-socketio server a crafted pickle payload that executes arbitrary code during deserialization via Python's `__reduce__` method. This vulnerability only affects deployments with a compromised message queue. The attack can lead to the attacker executing random code in the context of, and with the privileges of a Socket.IO server process. Single-server systems that do not use a message queue, and multi-server systems with a secure message queue are not vulnerable. In addition to making sure standard security practices are followed in the deployment of the message queue, users of the python-socketio package can upgrade to version 5.14.0 or newer, which remove the `pickle` module and use the much safer JSON encoding for inter-server messaging.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC 1 stars
by locus-x64 · poc
https://github.com/locus-x64/CVE-2025-61765_PoC

This repository contains a functional proof-of-concept for CVE-2025-61765, demonstrating a remote code execution vulnerability in python-socketio versions prior to 5.14.0 via malicious pickle deserialization in multi-server deployments. The exploit leverages Redis as a message broker to deliver the payload.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: python-socketio < 5.14.0
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the Redis message queue used by the target python-socketio servers
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Scores

CVSS v3 6.4
EPSS 0.0046
EPSS Percentile 36.1%
Attack Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-502
Status published
Products (2)
miguelgrinberg/python-socketio >= 0.8.0, < 5.14.0
pypi/python-socketio 0.8.0 - 5.14.0PyPI
Published Oct 06, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026