PT-2026-51217 · Picklescan · Picklescan

Fredericdt · Published 2026-06-21 · Updated 2026-06-21 · CVE-2025-71378

Mitre

CVSS v3.1

8.1

High

Base vector

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

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().

Fix

Deserialization of Untrusted Data

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-502

Related Identifiers

CVE-2025-71378

Affected Products

Picklescan

References · 3

• https://github.com/mmaitre314/picklescan/security/advisories/GHSA-9w88-8rmg-7g2p · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-71378 · Security Note
• https://vulncheck.com/advisories/picklescan-remote-code-execution-via-undetected-cprofile-runctx-in-pickle-files · Note