Description
picklescan before 0.0.29 fails to detect malicious pickle files using idlelib.calltip.get_entity function in reduce methods. Attackers can embed undetected code in pickle files that executes remote commands when loaded by victims.
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-9xph-j2h6-g47v |
References
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-9xph-j2h6-g47v) vendor-advisory
- VulnCheck Advisory: picklescan - Remote Code Execution via Undetected idlelib.calltip.get_entity third-party-advisory