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CVE-2025-71369VulnerabilityPublished

Picklescan versions before 0.0.28 fail to detect malicious pickle files that exploit torch.utils.data.datapipes.utils.decoder.basichandlers in reduce methods

Affects picklescanSource GCVE Database

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.1 High : upgrade to 0.0.28 soon.

Data as of 29 Oct 2026, 19:04 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
8.1High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 46% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 0.0.28
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 4 Jul 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade picklescan to 0.0.28.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
PyPIpicklescanpkg:pypi/picklescanOther threatsAffected
  • <0.0.28
Fixed in
  • 0.0.28

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AI-suggested

If you cannot patch yet, avoid deserializing pickle files from untrusted or unauthenticated sources, especially those involving torch.utils.data.datapipes.utils.decoder.basichandlers in reduce methods.

Description

Picklescan versions before 0.0.28 fail to detect malicious pickle files that exploit torch.utils.data.datapipes.utils.decoder.basichandlers in reduce methods. This allows attackers to bypass safety checks and embed malicious code that executes during deserialization, enabling remote code execution.

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