CVE-2026-53875
HIGHpicklescan - Scanning Bypass via Dynamic Eval in scan_pytorch
Title source: cnaDescription
picklescan before 1.0.3 contains a scanning bypass vulnerability in the scan_pytorch function that allows attackers to embed malicious magic numbers via dynamic eval using the __reduce__ trick. Attackers can craft malicious PyTorch payloads that evade picklescan detection while remaining executable, enabling arbitrary code execution when loaded with torch.load().
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Patch patch
https://github.com/mmaitre314/picklescan/commit/2a8383cfeb4158567f9770d86597300c9e508d0f
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
GHSA Advisory GHSA-97f8-7cmv-76j2
https://github.com/mmaitre314/picklescan/security/advisories/GHSA-97f8-7cmv-76j2
Patch patch
https://github.com/mmaitre314/picklescan/commit/134179474539648ba7dee1317959529fbd0e7f89
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
VulnCheck Advisory: picklescan - Scanning Bypass via Dynamic Eval in scan_pytorch
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/picklescan-scanning-bypass-via-dynamic-eval-in-scan-pytorch
Scores
CVSS v4
7.1
EPSS
0.0043
EPSS Percentile
34.5%
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-95
Status
published
Products (3)
picklescan/picklescan
< 1.0.3
picklescan/picklescan
1.0.3
pypi/picklescan
0 - 1.0.3PyPI
Published
Jun 17, 2026
Tracked Since
Jun 17, 2026