CVE-2025-71362 | picklescan before 0.0.33 fails to detect unsafe deserializat… | CVSS 8.1 HIGH

Description

picklescan before 0.0.33 fails to detect unsafe deserialization when numpy.f2py.crackfortran functions call eval on arbitrary strings. Attackers can embed malicious code in pickle files that executes when loaded from untrusted sources.

Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2025-71362
State: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 2026-06-20 13:01 UTC
Published: 2026-07-04 01:23 UTC
Last updated: 2026-07-04 01:23 UTC
Primary CWE: CWE-502
Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Vendor / Product: picklescan / picklescan
Sources: cve.org · NVD

Severity & Metrics

8.1 HIGH CVSS 3.1

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

Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Platform	Versions
picklescan	picklescan	—	0 < 0.0.33, 0.0.33

Weakness (CWE)

CWE	Source	Description
CWE-502	cna	Deserialization of Untrusted Data

CVSS scores (2)

Score	Severity	Version	Source	Vector
8.1	HIGH	3.1	cna	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
7.6	HIGH	4.0	cna	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

References (2)

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-r8g5-cgf2-4m4m) https://github.com/mmaitre314/picklescan/security/advisories/GHSA-r8g5-cgf2-4m4m
VulnCheck Advisory: picklescan - Arbitrary Code Execution via Unsafe Deserialization in numpy.f2py.crackfortran https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/picklescan-arbitrary-code-execution-via-unsafe-deserialization-in-numpy-f2py-crackfortran