Advisory details:
pypa / picklescan/PYSEC-2026-247
| Advisory ID | pypa/picklescan/PYSEC-2026-247 |
| Aliases |
CVE-2025-71378
GHSA-9w88-8rmg-7g2p PYSEC-2026-247 |
| Summary | 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(). |
| Status | Published |
| Exploitability | 0.5 |
| Weighted Severity | 7.0 |
| Risk | 3.5 |
| Affected and Fixed Packages | Package Details |
| Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches | Package Commit Patches Details |
| There are no known CWE. |
| System | Score | Found at |
|---|---|---|
| cvssv3.1 | 7.8 | https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/blob/main/vulns/picklescan/PYSEC-2026-247.yaml |
| Reference id | Reference type | URL |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/picklescan-remote-code-execution-via-undetected-cprofile-runctx-in-pickle-files | ||
| GHSA-9w88-8rmg-7g2p | https://github.com/mmaitre314/picklescan/security/advisories/GHSA-9w88-8rmg-7g2p |
No EPSS data available for this advisory.
| Patch URL | |
|---|---|
| There are no known patches. | |
| Attack Vector (AV) | Attack Complexity (AC) | Privileges Required (PR) | User Interaction (UI) | Scope (S) | Confidentiality Impact (C) | Integrity Impact (I) | Availability Impact (A) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
network adjacent_network local physical |
low high |
none low high |
none required |
unchanged changed |
high low none |
high low none |
high low none |
Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:R/2026-06-23T02:45:43Z/
Decision: Track*
Source URL: https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/blob/develop/2025/71xxx/CVE-2025-71378.json
Source Advisory: vulnrichment/CVE-2025-71378
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{'Automatable': 'no'},
{'Technical Impact': 'total'},
{'Mission Prevalence': 'minimal'},
{'Public Well-being Impact': 'material'},
{'Mission & Well-being': 'medium'}]