CVE-2025-71360

picklescan before 0.0.29 fails to detect malicious pickle files using idlelib.calltip.get_entity function in reduce methods. Attackers can embed undetected code in pickle files that executes remote commands when loaded by victims.

CVSS 4.0

7.6CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS 3.1

8.1CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

EPSS

0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 31% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CWE

CWE-502

Published

2026-07-04

Modified

2026-10-12

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Packages (OSV)

References

• https://github.com/mmaitre314/picklescan/security/advisories/GHSA-9xph-j2h6-g47v
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/picklescan-remote-code-execution-via-undetected-idlelib-calltip-get-entity
• https://github.com/mmaitre314/picklescan/security/advisories/GHSA-9xph-j2h6-g47v

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