Deserialization in Picklescan

CVE-2025-71347

picklescan before 0.0.33 fails to detect malicious pickle files using numpy.f2py.crackfortran.param_eval function in reduce methods, allowing attackers to bypass security checks. Remote attackers can embed undetected code in pickle files that executes during deserialization, enabling arbitrary code execution in applications loading untrusted pickle data.

Vulnerability class: Insecure Deserialization

EPSS: 0.004 (37.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-71347?
CVE-2025-71347 is a high-severity vulnerability in Picklescan, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2026-07-04.
How severe is CVE-2025-71347?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.