CVE-2025-71378

HIGH EPSS 25.6%

Published Jun 21, 20261w ago · Modified Jun 23, 20261w ago

7.6 CVSS 4.0

High

Published Jun 21, 2026 1w ago

Last Modified Jun 23, 2026 1w ago

Description

picklescan before 0.0.30 fails to detect cProfile.runctx function calls in pickle file reduce methods, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code. Malicious pickle files bypass picklescan detection and execute remote code when loaded via pickle.load().

CVSS Details

Base Score

7.6

Exploitability

—

Impact

—

Vector string

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/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

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

User Interaction P

Scope X

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability

25.6% percentile

Exploit & Patch Status

No Known Exploit

No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data Validation

References 2

github.com https://github.com/mmaitre314/picklescan/security/advisories/GHSA-9w88-8rmg-7g2p
vulncheck.com https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/picklescan-remote-code-execution-via-undetected-cprofile-runctx-in-pickle-files

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.