CVE-2025-71322

high

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.

References

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/picklescan-unsafe-globals-check-bypass-via-pty-spawn-function

https://github.com/mmaitre314/picklescan/security/advisories/GHSA-hgrh-qx5j-jfwx

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-06-17

Updated: 2026-06-18

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

CVSS v4

Base Score: 8.7

Vector: 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

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00384