Arbitrary file overwrite via unrestricted save path
Published May 26, 2025 · Updated May 28, 2025
Improper authorization in pypickle 1.1.0 through 1.1.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files through the save function. The save() implementation passes a caller-controlled filepath directly to open() in write-binary mode without confining it to an allowed directory or blocking traversal. Exploitation requires local low-privilege access, control of the filepath argument, and overwrite=True; reachable files can be replaced or corrupted.
Summary
What happened
Improper authorization in pypickle 1.1.0 through 1.1.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files through the save function. The save() implementation passes a caller-controlled filepath directly to open() in write-binary mode without confining it to an allowed directory or blocking traversal. Exploitation requires local low-privilege access, control of the filepath argument, and overwrite=True; reachable files can be replaced or corrupted.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-5175
- Published
- May 26, 2025
- Updated
- May 28, 2025
- Vendor
- erdogant
- Product
- pypickle
- Classifications
- CWE-266, CWE-285, T1565.001
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- Unavailable
Timeline
How it unfolded
- May 26, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 28, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=1.1.0
- Affected versionversion=1.1.1
- Affected versionversion=1.1.2
- Affected versionversion=1.1.3
- Affected versionversion=1.1.4
- Affected versionversion=1.1.5
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