CVE-2025-71368

picklescan - Arbitrary Code Execution via Undetected doctest.debug_script

HIGH
8.1
CVSS Score
Published: June 30, 2026 at 10:08 PM UTC
Updated: October 12, 2026 at 09:10 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsPicklescanPickleScan

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Severity
HIGH8.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.8%
SSVC
PoC

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 0.0.30
Affected range stops below 0.0.30, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
0 ≤ v < 0.0.300
Vendor states this is fixed in 0.0.30 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

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SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatableTotal impact

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CVSS

8.1HIGHVulnCheck
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-502

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