CVE-2025-71363

HIGH

picklescan - Arbitrary Code Execution via Undetected cProfile.run in Pickle Deserialization

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

picklescan before 0.0.30 fails to detect cProfile.run function calls in pickle reduce methods, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code. Remote attackers can craft malicious pickle files with cProfile.run payloads that bypass picklescan detection and achieve code execution upon deserialization.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-49gj-c84q-6qm9)
https://github.com/mmaitre314/picklescan/security/advisories/GHSA-49gj-c84q-6qm9
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
VulnCheck Advisory: picklescan - Arbitrary Code Execution via Undetected cProfile.run in Pickle Deserialization
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/picklescan-arbitrary-code-execution-via-undetected-cprofile-run-in-pickle-deserialization

Scores

CVSS v3 8.1
EPSS 0.0059
EPSS Percentile 44.6%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-502
Status published
Products (2)
picklescan/picklescan < 0.0.30
picklescan/picklescan 0.0.30
Published Jun 30, 2026
Tracked Since Jul 01, 2026