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CVE-2026-53875

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Description

picklescan before 1.0.3 contains a scanning bypass vulnerability in the scan_pytorch function that allows attackers to embed malicious magic numbers via dynamic eval using the __reduce__ trick. Attackers can craft malicious PyTorch payloads that evade picklescan detection while remaining executable, enabling arbitrary code execution when loaded with torch.load().

Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
7.1 (v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-06-17 17:17:25.870000
Last modified
2026-10-26 00:10:00.150000
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  "id": "CVE-2026-53875",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-06-17T17:17:25.870",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-26T00:10:00.150",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
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      "value": "picklescan before 1.0.3 contains a scanning bypass vulnerability in the scan_pytorch function that allows attackers to embed malicious magic numbers via dynamic eval using the __reduce__ trick. Attackers can craft malicious PyTorch payloads that evade picklescan detection while remaining executable, enabling arbitrary code execution when loaded with torch.load()."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "picklescan anterior a la versión 1.0.3 contiene una vulnerabilidad de omisión de escaneo en la función scan_pytorch que permite a los atacantes incrustar números mágicos maliciosos mediante evaluación dinámica utilizando el truco __reduce__. Los atacantes pueden crear cargas útiles maliciosas de PyTorch que evaden la detección de picklescan mientras permanecen ejecutables, lo que permite la ejecución de código arbitrario cuando se cargan con torch.load()."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "picklescan",
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          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "packageURL": "pkg:pypi/picklescan",
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "0",
              "lessThan": "1.0.3",
              "versionType": "semver",
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            },
            {
              "version": "1.0.3",
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            }
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        }
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  ],
  "metrics": {
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          "baseScore": 7.1,
          "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
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          "exploitMaturity": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "confidentialityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "integrityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "availabilityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedAttackVector": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedAttackComplexity": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedAttackRequirements": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedPrivilegesRequired": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedUserInteraction": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedVulnConfidentialityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedVulnIntegrityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedVulnAvailabilityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedSubConfidentialityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedSubIntegrityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedSubAvailabilityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "Safety": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "Automatable": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "Recovery": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "valueDensity": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "vulnerabilityResponseEffort": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "providerUrgency": "NOT_DEFINED"
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  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "type": "Secondary",
      "description": [
        {
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          "value": "CWE-95"
        }
      ]
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  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/mmaitre314/picklescan/commit/134179474539648ba7dee1317959529fbd0e7f89",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/mmaitre314/picklescan/commit/2a8383cfeb4158567f9770d86597300c9e508d0f",
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      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/picklescan-scanning-bypass-via-dynamic-eval-in-scan-pytorch",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
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