Vulnerability in Mmaitre314 Picklescan

CVE-2025-1945

picklescan before 0.0.23 fails to detect malicious pickle files inside PyTorch model archives when certain ZIP file flag bits are modified. By flipping specific bits in the ZIP file headers, an attacker can embed malicious pickle files tha…

EPSS: 0.005 (40.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-1945?
CVE-2025-1945 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Mmaitre314 Picklescan, classified under Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-03-10.
How severe is CVE-2025-1945?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-1945 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.