CVE-2025-71378

HIGHNVD 7.88.1▲
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 8.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-06-21. NVD baseline CVSS 7.8; sources differ by 0.3.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 3 sources updated this weekElevated
7.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

picklescan before 0.0.30 fails to detect cProfile.runctx function calls in pickle file reduce methods, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code. Malicious pickle files bypass picklescan detection and execute remote code when loaded via pickle.load().

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
8.1(medium)
EG Risk
52(Track*)
EG Risk 52/100SSVC: Track*

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity81% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Watch closely — could escalate to Attend.
EPSS
26.2%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 21, 2026

Last Modified

June 26, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jun 22, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. Patch available. Sources: github.
generic

picklescan - Remote Code Execution via Undetected cProfile.runctx in Pickle Files | Advisories | VulnCheck

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/picklescan-remote-code-execution-via-undetected-cprofile-runctx-in-pickle-files
github Patch Available🟡 PoC Available

Missing detection when calling built-in python cProfile.runctx · Advisory · mmaitre314/picklescan · GitHub

https://github.com/mmaitre314/picklescan/security/advisories/GHSA-9w88-8rmg-7g2p

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2025-71378(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)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
picklescan0.0.1 ... 0.0.9 (29 versions)0.0.30—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 12× in last 7d / 92× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-23 03:03 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-07-12 09:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  4. 2026-07-11 21:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  41. 2026-06-30 18:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  53. 2026-06-27 03:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  54. 2026-06-26 22:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-06-26 15:40 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 7.8
  56. 2026-06-26 11:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  58. 2026-06-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
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  60. 2026-06-25 12:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  67. 2026-06-23 14:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  68. 2026-06-23 02:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  69. 2026-06-22 19:38 UTCNVD updateCVSS v4 → 7.6
  70. 2026-06-22 14:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  71. 2026-06-22 03:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  72. 2026-06-21 15:39 UTCEG score recompute
  73. 2026-06-21 15:39 UTCGHSA enrichment

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-71378?
CVE-2025-71378 is a high vulnerability published on June 21, 2026. picklescan before 0.0.30 fails to detect cProfile.runctx function calls in pickle file reduce methods, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code. Malicious pickle files bypass picklescan detection and execute remote code when loaded via pickle.load().
When was CVE-2025-71378 disclosed?
CVE-2025-71378 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 21, 2026, with the most recent update on June 26, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2025-71378 actively exploited?
CVE-2025-71378 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 26.2% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-71378?
CVE-2025-71378 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 8.1.
How do I remediate CVE-2025-71378?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-71378, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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