CVE-2025-71325

picklescan before 0.0.27 contains a parsing logic error in the _list_globals function when handling STACK_GLOBAL opcodes, failing to track arguments in the correct range and allowing malicious pickle files to bypass detection. Attackers can craft pickle files with arguments at position zero to trigger unexpected exceptions and evade security scanning.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/mmaitre314/picklescan/commit/2a8383cfeb4158567f9770d86597300c9e508d0f
https://github.com/mmaitre314/picklescan/security/advisories/GHSA-9gvj-pp9x-gcfr
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/picklescan-detection-bypass-via-stack-global-opcode-parsing-logic-flaw
https://github.com/mmaitre314/picklescan/security/advisories/GHSA-9gvj-pp9x-gcfr

Configurations

No configuration.

History

17 Jun 2026, 20:21

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-06-17 17:16

Updated : 2026-06-17 20:21

NVD link : CVE-2025-71325

Mitre link : CVE-2025-71325

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-71325

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-391

Unchecked Error Condition

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