picklescan before 0.0.29 fails to detect the profile.Profile.runctx function when analyzing pickle files, allowing attackers to embed undetected malicious code. Remote attackers can craft malicious pickle files using profile.Profile.runctx in the reduce method to achieve remote code execution when the pickle file is loaded.

Metrics

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements Present

User Interaction Passive

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendors Products
Mmaitre314
  • Picklescan

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References
Link Providers
https://github.com/mmaitre314/picklescan/security/advisories/GHSA-6vqj-c2q5-j97w cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/picklescan-remote-code-execution-via-undetected-profile-profile-runctx cve-icon
History

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 12:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description picklescan before 0.0.29 fails to detect the profile.Profile.runctx function when analyzing pickle files, allowing attackers to embed undetected malicious code. Remote attackers can craft malicious pickle files using profile.Profile.runctx in the reduce method to achieve remote code execution when the pickle file is loaded.
Title picklescan - Remote Code Execution via Undetected profile.Profile.runctx
First Time appeared Mmaitre314
Mmaitre314 picklescan
Weaknesses CWE-502
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:mmaitre314:picklescan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Mmaitre314
Mmaitre314 picklescan
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.6, 'vector': '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'}
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-23T12:12:53.207Z

Reserved: 2026-06-20T01:48:36.756Z

Link: CVE-2025-71341

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Updated: 2026-06-23T13:30:03Z