CVE-2025-71352
highpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.007 · 54 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
picklescan before 0.0.29 fails to detect the built-in Python trace.Trace.runctx function when used in pickle file reduce methods, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code. Remote attackers can craft malicious pickle files with trace.Trace.runctx payloads that bypass picklescan detection and execute code upon pickle.load() invocation.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.9–8.1
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affected products (2)
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advisories (1)
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- GHSA-g344-hcph-8vggPicklescan has a missing detection when calling built-in python trace.Trace.runctx2025-08-26ghsa · osvUS
### Summary Using trace.Trace.runctx, which is a built-in python library function to execute remote pickle file. ### Details The attack payload executes in the following steps: First, the attacker craft the payload by calling to trace.Trace.runctx function in reduce method Then when the victim after checking whether the pickle file is safe by using Picklescan library and this library doesn't dectect any dangerous functions, decide to pickle.load() this malicious pickle file, thus lead to remote code execution. ### PoC ``` class EvilTraceRunctx: def __reduce__(self): from trace import Trace payload = "__import__('os').system('whoami')" return Trace.runctx, (Trace(), payload, {}, {}) ``` ### Impact Who is impacted? Any organization or individual relying on picklescan to detect malicious pickle files inside PyTorch models. What is the impact? Attackers can embed malicious code in pickle file that remains undetected but executes when the pickle file is loaded. Supply Chain Attack: Attackers can distribute infected pickle files across ML models, APIs, or saved Python objects. ### Corresponding https://github.com/FredericDT https://github.com/Qhaoduoyu
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references (6)
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- https://github.com/mmaitre314/picklescan/security/advisories/GHSA-g344-hcph-8vggcnnvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/picklescan-remote-code-execution-via-undetected-trace-trace-runctx-in-pickle-filescnnvd
- https://github.com/mmaitre314/picklescan/security/advisories/GHSA-g344-hcph-8vggenisa_euvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/picklescan-remote-code-execution-via-undetected-trace-trace-runctx-in-pickle-filesenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/mmaitre314/picklescan/security/advisories/GHSA-g344-hcph-8vggnvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/picklescan-remote-code-execution-via-undetected-trace-trace-runctx-in-pickle-filesnvd
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