Description
picklescan before 0.0.29 fails to detect malicious pickle files that exploit idlelib.autocomplete.AutoComplete.get_entity function in reduce methods. Attackers can embed undetected code in pickle files that executes arbitrary commands when loaded by victims using pickle.load().
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| picklescan | picklescan | < 0.0.29 | 0.0.29 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | picklescan | < 0.0.29 | 0.0.29 | GHSA-6w4w-5w54-rjvr |
References
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-6w4w-5w54-rjvr) vendor-advisory
- VulnCheck Advisory: picklescan - Remote Code Execution via idlelib.autocomplete.AutoComplete.get_entity third-party-advisory