CVE-2025-71348Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Code execution via undetected load_config reduce call

Published Jun 21, 2026 · Updated Jun 21, 2026

Detection bypass in picklescan before 0.0.28 allows remote attackers to conceal code execution in crafted pickle files. The scanner treats a reduce method that calls torch.utils._config_module.load_config as safe, although load_config deserializes an attacker-supplied nested pickle payload. Execution occurs only after a recipient relies on the clean scan result and loads the file with pickle.load, allowing the payload to run with that process's privileges.

CVSS severity7.6
High
EPSS probability0.55%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Detection bypass in picklescan before 0.0.28 allows remote attackers to conceal code execution in crafted pickle files. The scanner treats a reduce method that calls torch.utils._config_module.load_config as safe, although load_config deserializes an attacker-supplied nested pickle payload. Execution occurs only after a recipient relies on the clean scan result and loads the file with pickle.load, allowing the payload to run with that process's privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-71348
Published
Jun 21, 2026
Updated
Jun 21, 2026
Vendor
Matthieu Maitre
Product
picklescan
Classifications
CWE-502, CAPEC-586, T1204.002
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 21, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jun 21, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <0.0.28

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Matthieu Maitre · picklescanversion=0 <0.0.28

Published CVSS scores

7.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.6VulnCheckCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
8.1VulnCheckCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-502Deserialization of Untrusted Data
CAPEC-586Object Injection
T1204.002Malicious File

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