HIGH 7.8

PYSEC-2026-245

Details

picklescan before 0.0.28 fails to detect malicious pickle files that invoke torch.utils._config_module.load_config function within reduce methods. Attackers can craft pickle files embedding arbitrary code that evades detection but executes during pickle.load, enabling remote code execution in supply chain attacks.

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Affected packages

PyPI / picklescan

Introduced in: 0 Fixed in: 0.0.28

Fix pip install --upgrade 'picklescan>=0.0.28'

References

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/picklescan-arbitrary-code-execution-via-torch-utils-config-module-load-config-bypass [ADVISORY]
https://github.com/mmaitre314/picklescan/security/advisories/GHSA-vv6j-3g6g-2pvj [EVIDENCE]