---
id: GHSA-8mc5-7w9m-fqv6
title: >-
  Duplicate Advisory: Picklescan is missing detection when calling built-in
  python idlelib.pyshell.ModifiedInterpreter.runcommand
summary: >-
  Duplicate Advisory: Picklescan is missing detection when calling built-in
  python idlelib.pyshell.ModifiedInterpreter.runcommand
severity: high
cvss: 8.1
cwe:
  - CWE-502
vendor: picklescan
product: picklescan
ecosystem: pip
affected:
  - picklescan < 0.0.30
patched:
  - picklescan 0.0.30
published: '2026-06-21'
updated: '2026-09-11'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-11T19:25:00Z'
source: GHSA
sourceUrl: 'https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8mc5-7w9m-fqv6'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/mmaitre314/picklescan/security/advisories/GHSA-j343-8v2j-ff7w
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-71357'
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/picklescan-arbitrary-code-execution-via-undetected-idlelib-pyshell-modifiedinterpreter-runcommand
  - url: 'https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8mc5-7w9m-fqv6'
tags:
  - ghsa
  - pip
ingestedAt: '2026-09-11T19:57:09.310Z'
---

## Overview

### Duplicate Advisory

This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-j343-8v2j-ff7w. This link is maintained to preserve external references.

### Original Description

picklescan before 0.0.30 fails to detect malicious pickle files using idlelib.pyshell.ModifiedInterpreter.runcommand in reduce methods. Attackers can embed undetected code in pickle files that executes remote commands when loaded by victims.

## Affected packages

- `picklescan < 0.0.30`

## Remediation

Upgrade to a patched release:

- `picklescan 0.0.30`