CVE-2025-71376 json
picklescan - Arbitrary Code Execution via Undetected idlelib.autocomplete.AutoComplete.fetch_completions
published last yr. modified 28d ago also EUVD-2025-210308 , GHSA-7cq8-mj8x-j263 , PYSEC-2026-4133
- cvss
- 8.1
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 32%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
picklescan before 0.0.29 fails to detect malicious pickle files using idlelib.autocomplete.AutoComplete.fetch_completions in reduce methods. Attackers can embed undetected code in pickle files that executes arbitrary commands when loaded by victims.
Patch / fix
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- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 4mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 32% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/mmaitre314/picklescan/security/advisories/GHSA-7cq8-mj8x-j263 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 |
| GitHub | 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 |
| OSV | 3.1 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
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-7cq8-mj8x-j263
vendor-advisory, exploit, web
-
vulncheck.com
/advisories/picklescan-arbitrary-code-execution-via-undetected-idlelib-autocomplete-autocomplete-fetch-complet
third-party-advisory, web
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-71376
advisory
-
github.com
/mmaitre314/picklescan
package
-
pypi.org
/project/picklescan
package
-
github.com
/advisories/GHSA-7cq8-mj8x-j263
advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-71376
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-7cq8-mj8x-j263
- NVD CVE-2025-71376
- OSV PYSEC-2026-4133
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