CVE-2025-71368Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Code execution via undetected doctest.debug_script callable

Published Jun 30, 2026 · Updated Jun 30, 2026

Deserialization bypass in picklescan before 0.0.30 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through a malicious pickle file. The scanner's dangerous-global allowlist omits doctest.debug_script, so a reduce callable carrying attacker-controlled Python source passes analysis without an alert. Code runs only after a user or downstream system trusts the scan result and loads the file with pickle.load, allowing the embedded source to read or alter data with that process's privileges.

CVSS severity7.6
High
EPSS probability0.84%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
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Summary

What happened

Deserialization bypass in picklescan before 0.0.30 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through a malicious pickle file. The scanner's dangerous-global allowlist omits doctest.debug_script, so a reduce callable carrying attacker-controlled Python source passes analysis without an alert. Code runs only after a user or downstream system trusts the scan result and loads the file with pickle.load, allowing the embedded source to read or alter data with that process's privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-71368
Published
Jun 30, 2026
Updated
Jun 30, 2026
Vendor
Matthieu Maitre
Product
picklescan
Classifications
CWE-502, T1059.006
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 30, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jun 30, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <0.0.30

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Matthieu Maitre · picklescanversion=0 <0.0.30

Published CVSS scores

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

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Attacks

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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
T1059.006Python or Python Commands

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