CVE-2025-1716 describes a critical vulnerability in mmaitre314 picklescan before version 0.0.21, where the tool fails to recognize 'pip' as an unsafe global. This oversight allows attackers to craft malicious Pickle models that leverage 'pip.main()' to install arbitrary PyPI packages, bypassing security scans and appearing benign. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability poses a significant risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 0.0.22CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mmaitre314:picklescan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 0.0.1, <= 0.0.20CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:mmaitre314:picklescan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/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
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