CVE-2026-53874

CRITICAL EPSS 40.2%
Published Jun 17, 20261w ago · Modified Jun 23, 20261w ago
9.3 CVSS 4.0
Critical
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Published Jun 17, 2026 1w ago
Last Modified Jun 23, 2026 1w ago

Description

picklescan before 1.0.1 contains an unsafe deserialization vulnerability allowing unauthenticated users to execute arbitrary code by hiding eval calls nested under callable objects via getattr. Attackers can embed malicious code in pickle files that evades detection but executes when the pickle is loaded from untrusted sources.

CVSS Details

Base Score
9.3
Exploitability
Impact
Vector string
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/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 None
Scope X

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
40.2% 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-9m3x-qqw2-h32h
  • vulncheck.com https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/picklescan-arbitrary-code-execution-via-obfuscated-eval-call

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.