CVE-2025-1716 json
picklescan - Security scanning bypass via 'pip main'
published 2025-02-26 20 mo ago modified 2026-07-09 4 mo ago also CVE-2025-1889 , GHSA-655q-fx9r-782v , GHSA-769v-p64c-89pr , PYSEC-2025-18 , PYSEC-2025-19 , EUVD-2025-5323
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.7%
- EPSS 1.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 77%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
picklescan before 0.0.21 does not treat 'pip' as an unsafe global. An attacker could craft a malicious model that uses Pickle to pull in a malicious PyPI package (hosted, for example, on pypi.org or GitHub) via `pip.main()`. Because pip is not a restricted global, the model, when scanned with picklescan, would pass security checks and appear to be safe, when it could instead prove to be problematic.
Patch / fix
- pypi picklescan 0.0.21, 0.0.22
- mmaitre314 picklescan 0.0.22
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 20 mo ago
Exploit prediction
1.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/mmaitre314/picklescan/security/advisories/GHSA-655q-fx9r-782v referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 5.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| CNA | 4.0 | 5.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| OSV | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypi | picklescan | <0.0.22 <0.0.21 |
0.0.22 0.0.21 |
Affected products
- mmaitre314 picklescan
Classification
References
-
github.com
/mmaitre314/picklescan/commit/78ce704227c51f070c0c5fb4b466d92c62a7aa3d
patch, web
-
github.com
/mmaitre314/picklescan/commit/baf03faf88fece56a89534d12ce048e5ee36e50e
web
-
github.com
/mmaitre314/picklescan/security/advisories/GHSA-655q-fx9r-782v
third-party-advisory, web, exploit, vendor-advisory, advisory
-
sonatype.com
/security-advisories/cve-2025-1716
third-party-advisory
-
github.com
/mmaitre314/picklescan/security/advisories/GHSA-769v-p64c-89pr
web
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-1889
advisory
-
github.com
/mmaitre314/picklescan
package
-
sites.google.com
/sonatype.com/vulnerabilities/cve-2025-1889
web, evidence
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-1716
advisory
-
github.com
/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/picklescan/PYSEC-2025-18.yaml
web
-
sites.google.com
/sonatype.com/vulnerabilities/cve-2025-1716
web
-
github.com
/advisories/GHSA-769v-p64c-89pr
advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-1716
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-769v-p64c-89pr
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-655q-fx9r-782v
- NVD CVE-2025-1716
- OSV PYSEC-2025-18
- OSV PYSEC-2025-19
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