CVE-2025-71347
picklescan before 0.0.33 fails to detect malicious pickle files using numpy.f2py.crackfortran.param_eval function in reduce methods, allowing attackers to bypass security checks. Remote attackers can embed undetected code in pickle files that executes during deserialization, enabling arbitrary code execution in applications loading untrusted pickle data.
No public exploitation has been reported so far. No distribution fix is listed yet; apply vendor mitigations and monitor.
Recommended action: Track your distribution's security tracker and apply the fix as soon as it ships.
Severity metrics
CVSS 4.0 : 7.6 HIGH · CVSS 3.1 : 8.1 HIGH
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected & fixed versions by distribution
Versions are the native distribution strings (backport-aware): RHEL/Debian/SUSE backport fixes, so compare with the distro version comparator (dpkg / rpm / vercmp), not the upstream version.
No affected package in the tracked watchlist yet (Debian, Ubuntu, Arch, SUSE, Red Hat...). Triage may still be pending.