๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2025-71368

HIGH 8.1

picklescan - Arbitrary Code Execution via Undetected doctest.debug_script

CVSS Score
8.1
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

picklescan before 0.0.30 fails to detect the doctest.debug_script function when analyzing pickle files, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code. Remote attackers can craft malicious pickle files embedding doctest.debug_script calls that bypass picklescan detection and execute arbitrary commands upon pickle.load invocation.

CWE CWE-502
Vendor picklescan
Product picklescan
Published Jun 30, 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-fqq6-7vqf-w3fg vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/picklescan-arbitrary-code-execution-via-undetected-doctest-debug-script

Credits

๐Ÿ” FredericDT