CVE-2025-71322
PickleScan - Unsafe Globals Check Bypass via pty.spawn Function
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.7 High
- Published
- Jun 17, 2026
- Updated
- Jun 18, 2026
- Reserved
- Jun 8, 2026
Description
PickleScan before 0.0.33 fails to include the pty.spawn function in its unsafe globals list, allowing attackers to bypass security checks. Malicious actors can craft pickle payloads using pty.spawn to achieve arbitrary code execution when files are processed by PickleScan.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 8.7 High | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | VulnCheck |
| 3.1 | 8.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-693 Protection Mechanism Failure
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
PickleScanPickleScan |
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References
- GHSA Advisory GHSA-hgrh-qx5j-jfwxvendor-advisory
- VulnCheck Advisory: PickleScan - Unsafe Globals Check Bypass via pty.spawn Functionthird-party-advisory
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