picklescan before 0.0.30 fails to detect the asyncio.unix_events._UnixSubprocessTransport._start function in pickle reduce methods, allowing remote code execution. Attackers can craft malicious pickle files embedding this built-in function that evade detection but execute arbitrary commands when loaded.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements Present

User Interaction Passive

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00555.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
picklescan picklescan unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0 affected < 0.0.30
0.0.30 unaffected —

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References
Link Providers
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History

Sat, 04 Jul 2026 02:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Picklescan
Picklescan picklescan
Vendors & Products Picklescan
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Description picklescan before 0.0.30 fails to detect the asyncio.unix_events._UnixSubprocessTransport._start function in pickle reduce methods, allowing remote code execution. Attackers can craft malicious pickle files embedding this built-in function that evade detection but execute arbitrary commands when loaded.
Title picklescan - Arbitrary Code Execution via Undetected asyncio.unix_events._UnixSubprocessTransport._start
First Time appeared Mmaitre314
Mmaitre314 picklescan
Weaknesses CWE-502
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:mmaitre314:picklescan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Mmaitre314
Mmaitre314 picklescan
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-04T01:23:37.959Z

Reserved: 2026-06-20T13:01:42.505Z

Link: CVE-2025-71364

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-07-04T16:15:16Z

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