Deserialization in N/a
CVE-2025-70559
pdfminer.six before 20251230 contains an insecure deserialization vulnerability in the CMap loading mechanism. The library uses Python pickle to deserialize CMap cache files without validation. An attacker with the ability to place a malicious pickle file in a location accessible to the application can trigger arbitrary code execution or privilege escalation when the file is loaded by a trusted process. This is caused by an incomplete patch to CVE-2025-64512.
Vulnerability class: Insecure Deserialization
EPSS: 0.003 (20.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-70559?
- CVE-2025-70559 is a medium-severity vulnerability in N/a, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-02-03.
- How severe is CVE-2025-70559?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-70559 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.