picklescan before 0.0.30 fails to detect the doctest.debug_script function when analyzing pickle files, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code. Remote attackers can craft malicious pickle files embedding doctest.debug_script calls that bypass picklescan detection and execute arbitrary commands upon pickle.load invocation.
CVE-2025-71368
Score 8.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-07-01. a secondary CVSS source baseline 8.1; sources differ by 0.0.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 8.1
- EG Score
- 8.1(high)
- EG Risk
- 41(Track)EG Risk 41/100SSVC: Track
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How it’s computedSeverity81% × 45%Exploitation1% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS
- 51.7%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
June 30, 2026
Last Modified
July 1, 2026
Advisory Details (2)
Auto-updated Jul 1, 2026picklescan - Arbitrary Code Execution via Undetected doctest.debug_script | Advisories | VulnCheck
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/picklescan-arbitrary-code-execution-via-undetected-doctest-debug-scriptMissing detection when calling built-in python doctest.debug_script · Advisory · mmaitre314/picklescan · GitHub
https://github.com/mmaitre314/picklescan/security/advisories/GHSA-fqq6-7vqf-w3fgVendor Advisories for CVE-2025-71368(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Affected Packages
(1 across 1 ecosystem)
PyPI(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| picklescan | 0.0.1 ... 0.0.9 (29 versions) | 0.0.30 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
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Data Freshness Timeline
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- 2026-06-30 23:23 UTCNVD updatefirst tracked
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