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CVE-2025-71355
Picklescan before 0.0.25 fails to detect unsafe global functions in the Numpy library, allowing attackers to bypass static analysis and execute arbitrary code during deserialization. Attackers can craft malicious pickle files using numpy.testing._private.utils.runstring within the reduce method to import dangerous libraries like os and execute arbitrary OS commands when the pickle file is loaded.
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"defaultStatus":"unaffected","packageURL":"pkg:pypi/picklescan","product":"Picklescan","vendor":"Picklescan","versions":[{"lessThan":"0.0.25","status":"affected","version":"0","versionType":"semver"},{"status":"unaffected","version":"0.0.25","versionType":"semver"}]}
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Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackRequirements":"PRESENT","attackVector":"NETWORK","baseScore":7.6,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"NONE","subAvailabilityImpact":"NONE","subConfidentialityImpact":"NONE","subIntegrityImpact":"NONE","userInteraction":"PASSIVE","vectorString":"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","version":"4.0","vulnAvailabilityImpact":"NONE","vulnConfidentialityImpact":"HIGH","vulnIntegrityImpact":"HIGH"},"metric_type":"cvssV4_0"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:2b0a7a8e959260913bea1cb20275d0f24e408cdde448525c6148f16ea47bcc72 · sha256:42547fbc1c223dd4… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV4_0
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-184","description":"Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:2b0a7a8e959260913bea1cb20275d0f24e408cdde448525c6148f16ea47bcc72 · sha256:42547fbc1c223dd4… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
3 source assertions{"tags":["exploit"],"url":"https://github.com/mmaitre314/picklescan/security/advisories/GHSA-fj43-3qmq-673f"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:2b0a7a8e959260913bea1cb20275d0f24e408cdde448525c6148f16ea47bcc72 · sha256:42547fbc1c223dd4… · /containers/adp/0/references/0
{"name":"GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-fj43-3qmq-673f)","tags":["vendor-advisory"],"url":"https://github.com/mmaitre314/picklescan/security/advisories/GHSA-fj43-3qmq-673f"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:2b0a7a8e959260913bea1cb20275d0f24e408cdde448525c6148f16ea47bcc72 · sha256:42547fbc1c223dd4… · /containers/cna/references/0
{"name":"VulnCheck Advisory: Picklescan - Arbitrary Code Execution via Unsafe Numpy Function Detection Bypass","tags":["third-party-advisory"],"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/picklescan-arbitrary-code-execution-via-unsafe-numpy-function-detection-bypass"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:2b0a7a8e959260913bea1cb20275d0f24e408cdde448525c6148f16ea47bcc72 · sha256:42547fbc1c223dd4… · /containers/cna/references/1
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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