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picklescan - Remote Code Execution via idlelib.debugobj.ObjectTreeItem.SetText

Type: advisorySources: OSV

picklescan before 0.0.29 fails to detect malicious pickle files that exploit idlelib.debugobj.ObjectTreeItem.SetText function in reduce methods. Attackers can craft pickle files with embedded code that bypasses picklescan detection and executes arbitrary commands when pickle.load() is called.

Products
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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2025-71354
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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4 Nov 2026, 20:22 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

picklescan - Remote Code Execution via idlelib.debugobj.ObjectTreeItem.SetText

core-osv · Original source

Published 24 Jun 2026, 11:53 UTC

picklescan before 0.0.29 fails to detect malicious pickle files that exploit idlelib.debugobj.ObjectTreeItem.SetText function in reduce methods. Attackers can craft pickle files with embedded code that bypasses picklescan detection and executes arbitrary commands when pickle.load() is called.

osv:CVE-2025-71354
Complete source record
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  "method": "structured",
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    "title": "picklescan - Remote Code Execution via idlelib.debugobj.ObjectTreeItem.SetText",
    "summary": "picklescan before 0.0.29 fails to detect malicious pickle files that exploit idlelib.debugobj.ObjectTreeItem.SetText function in reduce methods. Attackers can craft pickle files with embedded code that bypasses picklescan detection and executes arbitrary commands when pickle.load() is called.",
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