Vulnerability in Picklescan

CVE-2025-71325

picklescan before 0.0.27 contains a parsing logic error in the _list_globals function when handling STACK_GLOBAL opcodes, failing to track arguments in the correct range and allowing malicious pickle files to bypass detection. Attackers can craft pickle files with arguments at position zero to trigger unexpected exceptions and evade security scanning.

EPSS: 0.005 (40.0th 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)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-71325?
CVE-2025-71325 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Picklescan, classified under CWE-391. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-06-17.
How severe is CVE-2025-71325?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.