CVE-2025-71368
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Picklescan Arbitrary Code Execution via doctest.debug_script Bypass

Publication date: 2026-06-30

Last updated on: 2026-06-30

Assigner: VulnCheck

Description
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.

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Published
2026-06-30
Last Modified
2026-06-30
Generated
2026-07-01
AI Q&A
2026-07-01
EPSS Evaluated
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NVD
CVE-2025-71368
EUVD
EUVD-2025-210390

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CWE-502 The product deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently ensuring that the resulting data will be valid.

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Executive Summary

The vulnerability in picklescan versions before 0.0.30 is that it fails to detect the doctest.debug_script function when analyzing pickle files. This allows attackers to craft malicious pickle files that include calls to doctest.debug_script, which bypasses picklescan's detection mechanisms.

When such a malicious pickle file is loaded using pickle.load, it can execute arbitrary commands on the target system.

Impact Analysis

This vulnerability can allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on your system by tricking it into loading a malicious pickle file.

Such code execution can lead to unauthorized actions, potentially compromising system integrity, confidentiality, and availability.

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