CVE-2026-53872

June 17, 2026, 8:21 p.m.

8.7
High

Description

picklescan before 0.0.35 contains an unsafe pickle deserialization vulnerability allowing unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary server files by chaining io.FileIO and urllib.request.urlopen. Attackers can bypass RCE-focused blocklists to exfiltrate sensitive data like /etc/passwd to external servers.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Picklescan
  • Picklescan
  • *

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a picklescan picklescan / / / / / / / /

References

https://github.com/mmaitre314/picklescan/security/advisories/GHSA-9726-w42j-3qjr
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/picklescan-arbitrary-file-read-via-unsafe-pickle-deserialization
https://github.com/mmaitre314/picklescan/security/advisories/GHSA-9726-w42j-3qjr

Tags

CWE-22
[email protected]
2026-06-17
CVE-2026-53872

CVSS Score

8.7 / 10

CVSS Data - 4.0

  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Attack Requirements: NONE
  • Privileges Required: NONE
  • User Interaction: NONE
  • Scope:
  • Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: NONE
  • Exploit Maturity: NOT_DEFINED

    • CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/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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Timeline

Published: June 17, 2026, 5:17 p.m.
Last Modified: June 17, 2026, 8:21 p.m.

Status : Deferred

When a CVE is given this status the NVD does not plan analyze or re-analyze this CVE due to resource or other concerns.

More info

Source

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