{"cve":"CVE-2025-71323","nvd":{"published":"2026-06-17T17:16:41.110","modified":"2026-10-12T22:10:00.247","status":"Deferred","description":"picklescan before 0.0.33 fails to block the ctypes module, allowing attackers to achieve remote code execution by invoking direct syscalls and accessing raw memory. Attackers can craft malicious pickle files using ctypes.WinDLL to load kernel32.dll and execute arbitrary commands, bypassing sandbox protections and gadget chain detection.","cvss_v4":{"vector":"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","score":9.3},"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":9.8},"cwes":["CWE-184"],"references":["https://github.com/mmaitre314/picklescan/security/advisories/GHSA-4675-36f9-wf6r","https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/picklescan-remote-code-execution-via-unblocked-ctypes-module","https://github.com/mmaitre314/picklescan/security/advisories/GHSA-4675-36f9-wf6r"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:39:28.638635428+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2025-71323","score":0.00991,"percentile":0.62292,"date":"2026-10-25"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-4675-36f9-wf6r","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-4675-36f9-wf6r","summary":"Picklescan does not block ctypes","modified":"2026-07-07T17:57:28.755205599Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"picklescan","purl":"pkg:pypi/picklescan","ranges":["<0.0.33"],"fixed":["0.0.33"]}]},{"id":"PYSEC-2026-1782","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2026-1782","summary":"Picklescan does not block ctypes","modified":"2026-07-07T17:48:01.459459662Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"picklescan","purl":"pkg:pypi/picklescan","ranges":["<0.0.33"],"fixed":["0.0.33"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}