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Advisory details: github_osv / GHSA-j424-mc44-f4hj
Advisory ID github_osv/GHSA-j424-mc44-f4hj
Aliases
Summary Duplicate Advisory: Picklescan Bypass is Possible via File Extension Mismatch ### Duplicate Advisory This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-jgw4-cr84-mqxg. This link is maintained to preserve external references. ### Original Description An Improper Input Validation vulnerability in the scanning logic of mmaitre314 picklescan versions up to and including 0.0.30 allows a remote attacker to bypass pickle files security checks by supplying a standard pickle file with a PyTorch-related file extension. When the pickle file incorrectly considered safe is loaded, it can lead to the execution of malicious code.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 8.4
Risk 4.2
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches Package Commit Patches Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
System Score Found at
cvssv4 9.3 https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2025/09/GHSA-j424-mc44-f4hj/GHSA-j424-mc44-f4hj.json
generic_textual CRITICAL
Reference id Reference type URL
https://github.com/mmaitre314/picklescan/blob/58983e1c20973ac42f2df7ff15d7c8cd32f9b688/src/picklescan/scanner.py#L463
CVE-2025-10155 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-10155
GHSA-jgw4-cr84-mqxg https://github.com/mmaitre314/picklescan/security/advisories/GHSA-jgw4-cr84-mqxg
No exploits are available.

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Patch URL
There are no known patches.
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/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 Found at https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2025/09/GHSA-j424-mc44-f4hj/GHSA-j424-mc44-f4hj.json
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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