CVE-2025-71371

picklescan - Remote Code Execution via code.InteractiveInterpreter Detection Bypass

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 0.6%
SSVC
PoC

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

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

v < 0.0.29
Affected range stops below 0.0.29, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
0 ≤ v < 0.0.290
Vendor states this is fixed in 0.0.29 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

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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