picklescan - Remote Code Execution via Undetected idlelib.calltip.Calltip.fetch_tip

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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-71361",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "picklescan - Remote Code Execution via Undetected idlelib.calltip.Calltip.fetch_tip",
    "summary": "picklescan before 0.0.29 fails to detect malicious idlelib.calltip.Calltip.fetch_tip calls in pickle files, allowing remote code execution. Attackers can embed undetected payloads in pickle files that execute arbitrary code when loaded via pickle.load().",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2025-71361",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2025-71361",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2025-71361",
        "GHSA-8r4j-24qv-fmq9",
        "PYSEC-2026-1786"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V4",
          "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
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              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
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                  "fixed": "aecd11be98702caa9ba9b12189d91ad596a36114"
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                      {
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                    ],
                    "source": "AFFECTED_FIELD",
                    "strategy": "StandardRange"
                  },
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                    "source": "DESCRIPTION"
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              }
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          ],
          "versions": [
            "v0.0.28",
            "v0.0.27",
            "v0.0.26",
            "v0.0.25",
            "v0.0.24",
            "v0.0.23",
            "v0.0.22",
            "v0.0.21",
            "v0.0.20",
            "v0.0.19",
            "v0.0.18",
            "v0.0.17",
            "v0.0.15",
            "v0.0.14",
            "v0.0.13",
            "v0.0.12",
            "v0.0.11",
            "v0.0.10",
            "v0.0.9",
            "v0.0.8",
            "v0.0.7",
            "v0.0.6",
            "v0.0.5",
            "v0.0.4",
            "v0.0.3",
            "v0.0.2"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2025-71361.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:23.740499328Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/71xxx/CVE-2025-71361.json",
        "https://github.com/mmaitre314/picklescan/security/advisories/GHSA-8r4j-24qv-fmq9",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-71361",
        "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/picklescan-remote-code-execution-via-undetected-idlelib-calltip-calltip-fetch-tip"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {
        "cwe_ids": [
          "CWE-95"
        ],
        "cna_assigner": "VulnCheck",
        "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/71xxx/CVE-2025-71361.json"
      }
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      {
        "value": "CVE-2025-71361",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 490045,
  "published_at": "2026-06-24T11:53:07.342+00:00"
}