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High · 8.1 CVE-2025-71366 EUVD-2025-210420GHSA-4r9r-ch6f-vxmxGHSA-gxr9-6xqp-fggf

picklescan - Arbitrary Code Execution via torch.utils.bottleneck.__main__.run_cprofile

Published Jul 4, 2026 · Updated Jul 6, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

Description

picklescan before 0.0.28 fails to detect malicious torch.utils.bottleneck.__main__.run_cprofile function calls in pickle files, allowing attackers to bypass safety checks. Remote attackers can embed undetected code in pickle files to achieve arbitrary code execution when victims load the files.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
picklescan picklescan < 0.0.28 0.0.28

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
PyPI picklescan < 0.0.28 0.0.28 GHSA-4r9r-ch6f-vxmx

References