CVE-2025-71371 json
picklescan - Remote Code Execution via code.InteractiveInterpreter Detection Bypass
published last yr. modified 28d ago also EUVD-2025-210391 , GHSA-cj3c-v495-4xqh
- cvss
- 8.1
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.6%
- EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 47%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
picklescan before 0.0.29 fails to detect malicious pickle files using code.InteractiveInterpreter.runcode in reduce methods. Attackers can craft pickle payloads that bypass picklescan detection and execute arbitrary code when loaded via pickle.load().
Patch / fix
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- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 4mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 47% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/mmaitre314/picklescan/security/advisories/GHSA-cj3c-v495-4xqh referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 7.6 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| CNA | 4.0 | 7.6 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/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 |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypi | picklescan | <0.0.29 |
0.0.29 |
Affected products
- picklescan picklescan
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data
References
-
github.com
/mmaitre314/picklescan/commit/aecd11be98702caa9ba9b12189d91ad596a36114
web
-
github.com
/mmaitre314/picklescan/security/advisories/GHSA-cj3c-v495-4xqh
vendor-advisory, exploit, web
-
vulncheck.com
/advisories/picklescan-remote-code-execution-via-code-interactiveinterpreter-detection-bypass
third-party-advisory
-
github.com
/mmaitre314/picklescan
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-71371
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-cj3c-v495-4xqh
- NVD CVE-2025-71371
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