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CVE-2026-53874
Published:June 17, 2026
Updated:June 29, 2026
picklescan before 1.0.1 contains an unsafe deserialization vulnerability allowing unauthenticated users to execute arbitrary code by hiding eval calls nested under callable objects via getattr. Attackers can embed malicious code in pickle files that evades detection but executes when the pickle is loaded from untrusted sources.
Affected Packages
picklescan (PYTHON):
Affected version(s) >=0.0.1 <1.0.1
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.0.1
Related Resources (7)
https://github.com/mmaitre314/picklescan
https://github.com/mmaitre314/picklescan/commit/173c8f2a869ea9b69b543477525ec70611c3c6f4
https://github.com/mmaitre314/picklescan/pull/59
https://github.com/mmaitre314/picklescan/releases/tag/v1.0.1
https://github.com/mmaitre314/picklescan/security/advisories/GHSA-9m3x-qqw2-h32h
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/picklescan-arbitrary-code-execution-via-obfuscated-eval-call
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53874
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
9.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
Exploit Maturity
POC
CVSS v3
Base Score:
9.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Deserialization of Untrusted Data
CWE-502
EPSS
Base Score:
0.52