๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2026-53874

CRITICAL 9.8

picklescan - Arbitrary Code Execution via Obfuscated eval Call

CVSS Score
9.8
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

picklescan before 1.0.1 contains an unsafe deserialization vulnerability allowing unauthenticated users to execute arbitrary code by hiding eval calls nested under callable objects via getattr. Attackers can embed malicious code in pickle files that evades detection but executes when the pickle is loaded from untrusted sources.

CWE CWE-502
Vendor picklescan
Product picklescan
Published Jun 17, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

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

Affected Versions

picklescan / picklescan
0 < 1.0.1

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
github.com: https://github.com/mmaitre314/picklescan/security/advisories/GHSA-9m3x-qqw2-h32h vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/picklescan-arbitrary-code-execution-via-obfuscated-eval-call

Credits

๐Ÿ” ogrisel