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GHSA-jgw4-cr84-mqxg: Picklescan Bypass is Possible via File Extension Mismatch

September 10, 2025

Picklescan can be bypassed, allowing the detection of malicious pickle files to fail, when a standard pickle file is given a PyTorch-related file extension (e.g., .bin). This occurs because the scanner prioritizes PyTorch file extension checks and errors out when parsing a standard pickle file with such an extension instead of falling back to standard pickle analysis. This vulnerability allows attackers to disguise malicious pickle payloads within files that would otherwise be scanned for pickle-based threats.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-jgw4-cr84-mqxg
  • github.com/mmaitre314/picklescan
  • github.com/mmaitre314/picklescan/commit/28a7b4ef753466572bda3313737116eeb9b4e5c5
  • github.com/mmaitre314/picklescan/security/advisories/GHSA-jgw4-cr84-mqxg

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 0.0.31

Fixed versions

  • 0.0.31

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.0.31 or above.

Impact 7.8 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-693: Protection Mechanism Failure

Source file

pypi/picklescan/GHSA-jgw4-cr84-mqxg.yml

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