CVE-2026-53874

critical · 9.3

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.

9.3

CVSS

0.5%

EPSS (exploit prob.)

43rd

EPSS percentile

2026-06-17

Published

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/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

Weaknesses

CWE-502

References

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://github.com/mmaitre314/picklescan/security/advisories/GHSA-9m3x-qqw2-h32h

Query this programmatically:

curl https://evil-db.io/api/v1/cve/CVE-2026-53874