CVE-2025-71374

picklescan before 0.0.29 fails to detect the built-in python profile.Profile.run function when used in pickle reduce methods, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code. Remote attackers can craft malicious pickle files that bypass picklescan detection and achieve code execution upon deserialization.

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

0.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 53% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CWE

CWE-502

Published

2026-06-30

Modified

2026-10-12

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Packages (OSV)

References

• https://github.com/mmaitre314/picklescan/security/advisories/GHSA-x696-vm39-cp64
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/picklescan-arbitrary-code-execution-via-undetected-profile-profile-run
• https://github.com/mmaitre314/picklescan/security/advisories/GHSA-x696-vm39-cp64

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