CVE-2025-71351
picklescan before 0.0.25 fails to detect malicious pickle files that use timeit.timeit() in the __reduce__ method, allowing remote code execution. Attackers can craft pickle files that import dangerous libraries like os and execute arbitrary system commands, which evade picklescan detection and execute when pickle.load() is called.
Published:Jun 21, 2026
Last Modified:Jun 22, 2026
EPS:Jun 21, 2026
EPSS Score:
CVSS Score:7.6
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Mmaitre314
Product
Picklescan
Mmaitre314
Picklescan
Vendor
Picklescan
Product
Picklescan
Picklescan
Picklescan
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
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High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
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High
Integrity
None
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High
Availability
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High
