๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2025-71364

HIGH 8.1

picklescan - Arbitrary Code Execution via Undetected asyncio.unix_events._UnixSubprocessTransport._start

CVSS Score
8.1
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

picklescan before 0.0.30 fails to detect the asyncio.unix_events._UnixSubprocessTransport._start function in pickle reduce methods, allowing remote code execution. Attackers can craft malicious pickle files embedding this built-in function that evade detection but execute arbitrary commands when loaded.

CWE CWE-502
Vendor picklescan
Product picklescan
Published Jul 4, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

Affected Versions

picklescan / picklescan
0 < 0.0.30

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
github.com: https://github.com/mmaitre314/picklescan/security/advisories/GHSA-q77w-mwjj-7mqx vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/picklescan-arbitrary-code-execution-via-undetected-asyncio-unix-events-unixsubprocesstransport-start

Credits

๐Ÿ” FredericDT