picklescan - Remote Code Execution via operator.methodcaller Detection Bypass
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-693.
Summary
picklescan before 0.0.33 fails to detect operator.methodcaller function calls in pickle files, allowing attackers to bypass security checks. Remote attackers can craft malicious pickle payloads using operator.methodcaller that execute arbitrary code when loaded, compromising systems relying on picklescan for validation.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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 0.0.33 | 0.0.33 | Patch available | CNA |
- picklescan Vendorpicklescan Affected before 0.0.33 Fixed in 0.0.33 Patch available CNA
CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1
Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mmaitre314:picklescan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | picklescan |
- cpe:2.3:a:mmaitre314:picklescan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·picklescan
Remediation
- Fix · CNA picklescan (picklescan) Fixed in 0.0.33
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
picklescan 0.0.33
4 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 4 HIGH
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-43492 Picklescan - Arbitrary Code Execution via numpy.f2py.crackfortran.getlincoef GadgetPriority HIGH 68
- TI-2025-43482 picklescan - Arbitrary Code Execution via Unsafe Deserialization in numpy.f2py.crackfortranPriority HIGH 68
- TI-2025-43467 picklescan - Undetected Remote Code Execution via numpy.f2py.crackfortran.param_evalPriority HIGH 68
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-71373
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9q6q-qv82-8qm9
References
More picklescan vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-03009 picklescan - Universal Blocklist Bypass via pkgutil.resolve_name CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-40680 picklescan - Remote Code Execution via Unblocked Standard Library Modules CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-38870 picklescan - Arbitrary Code Execution via Obfuscated eval Call CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-38869 picklescan - Arbitrary Code Execution via profile.run() Blocklist Bypass CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2025-43446 picklescan - Detection Bypass via STACK_GLOBAL Opcode Parsing Logic Flaw CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2025-43444 picklescan - Remote Code Execution via Unblocked ctypes Module CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2025-71373 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-71373 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9q6q-qv82-8qm9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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