CVE-2026-53874

picklescan before 1.0.1 contains an unsafe deserialization vulnerability allowing unauthenticated users to execute arbitrary code by hiding eval calls nested under callable objects via getattr. Attackers can embed malicious code in pickle files that evades detection but executes when the pickle is loaded from untrusted sources.

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/security/advisories/GHSA-9m3x-qqw2-h32h
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/picklescan-arbitrary-code-execution-via-obfuscated-eval-call
https://github.com/mmaitre314/picklescan/security/advisories/GHSA-9m3x-qqw2-h32h

Configurations

No configuration.

History

23 Jun 2026, 03:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://github.com/mmaitre314/picklescan/security/advisories/GHSA-9m3x-qqw2-h32h -~~	() https://github.com/mmaitre314/picklescan/security/advisories/GHSA-9m3x-qqw2-h32h -

17 Jun 2026, 20:21

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-06-17 17:17

Updated : 2026-06-23 03:16

NVD link : CVE-2026-53874

Mitre link : CVE-2026-53874

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-53874

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-502

Deserialization of Untrusted Data

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