The unsafe globals in Picklescan before 0.0.25 do not include ssl.
Priority MEDIUM 63CWE-184Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
The unsafe globals in Picklescan before 0.0.25 do not include ssl. Consequently, ssl.get_server_certificate can exfiltrate data via DNS after deserialization.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00228 13th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Picklescan (Picklescan): 0.0.25picklescan (PyPI): 0.0.25
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| picklescan | Picklescan | before 0.0.25 | 0.0.25 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | picklescan (PyPI) | before 0.0.25 | 0.0.25 | Patch available | GHSA-93mv-x874-956g |
- Picklescan Vendorpicklescan Affected before 0.0.25 Fixed in 0.0.25 Patch available CNA
- picklescan (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 0.0.25 Fixed in 0.0.25 Patch available GHSA-93mv-x874-956g
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mmaitre314:picklescan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 0.0.25 | Vulnerable | picklescan |
- cpe:2.3:a:mmaitre314:picklescan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.0.25 Vulnerable ·picklescan
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Picklescan (Picklescan) Fixed in 0.0.25
- Fix · GHSA-93mv-x874-956g picklescan (PyPI) Fixed in 0.0.25 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-46417
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-93mv-x874-956g
References
More Picklescan vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-09324 PickleScan Bypasses Unsafe Globals Check Using Submodule Imports CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2025-09323 PickleScan Security Bypass via Bad CRC in ZIP Archive CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2025-09322 PickleScan Security Bypass Using Misleading File Extension CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-40669 picklescan - Arbitrary File Creation via logging.FileHandler Deserialization CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2025-43498 picklescan - Remote Code Execution via Undetected cProfile.runctx in Pickle Files CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.6
- TI-2025-43477 picklescan - Arbitrary Code Execution via Undetected idlelib.pyshell.ModifiedInterpreter.runcommand CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.6
Sources
- CVE-2025-46417 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-46417 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-93mv-x874-956g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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