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Critical · 9.8 CVE-2026-53874 EUVD-2026-37740GHSA-9m3x-qqw2-h32hGHSA-j6c9-qvp8-699fPYSEC-2026-1789

picklescan - Arbitrary Code Execution via Obfuscated eval Call

Published Jun 17, 2026 · Updated Nov 8, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

Description

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
picklescan picklescan < 1.0.1 1.0.1

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
PyPI picklescan < 1.0.1 1.0.1 GHSA-9m3x-qqw2-h32h

References