---
id: CVE-2025-71360
title: >-
  picklescan before 0.0.29 fails to detect malicious pickle files using
  idlelib.calltip.get_entity function in reduce methods
summary: >-
  picklescan before 0.0.29 fails to detect malicious pickle files using
  idlelib.calltip.get_entity function in reduce methods. Attackers can embed
  undetected code in pickle files that executes remote commands when loaded by
  victims.
severity: high
cvss: 8.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-502
published: '2026-07-04'
updated: '2026-07-04'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-71360'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/mmaitre314/picklescan/security/advisories/GHSA-9xph-j2h6-g47v
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/picklescan-remote-code-execution-via-undetected-idlelib-calltip-get-entity
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00431
epssPercentile: 0.34753
ingestedAt: '2026-07-04T21:57:46.841Z'
---

## Overview

picklescan before 0.0.29 fails to detect malicious pickle files using idlelib.calltip.get_entity function in reduce methods. Attackers can embed undetected code in pickle files that executes remote commands when loaded by victims.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.