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CVE-2025-71371: picklescan - Remote Code Execution via code.InteractiveInterpreter Detection Bypass

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-06-30 · updated 2026-10-12
• Weakness: CWE-502

Description

picklescan before 0.0.29 fails to detect malicious pickle files using code.InteractiveInterpreter.runcode in reduce methods. Attackers can craft pickle payloads that bypass picklescan detection and execute arbitrary code when loaded via pickle.load().

Affected products

• picklescan: before 0.0.29 — fixed in 0.0.29

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: picklescan 0.0.29. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/mmaitre314/picklescan/security/advisories/GHSA-cj3c-v495-4xqh
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/picklescan-remote-code-execution-via-code-interactiveinterpreter-detection-bypass
• https://github.com/mmaitre314/picklescan/security/advisories/GHSA-cj3c-v495-4xqh

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