CVE-2025-71347
Picklescan is vulnerable to RCE via missing detection when calling numpy.f2py.crackfortran.param_eval
Description
### Summary Picklescan uses numpy.f2py.crackfortran.param_eval, which is a function in numpy to execute remote pickle files. ### Details The attack payload executes in the following steps: - First, the attacker crafts the payload by calling the numpy.f2py.crackfortran.param_eval function via reduce method. - Then, when the victim checks whether the pickle file is safe by using the Picklescan library and this library doesn't detect any dangerous functions, they decide to use pickle.load() on this malicious pickle file, thus leading to remote code execution. ### PoC ``` class RCE: def __reduce__(self): from numpy.f2py.crackfortran import param_eval return (param_eval,("os.system('ls')",None,None,None)) ``` ### Impact Any organization or individual relying on picklescan to detect malicious pickle files inside PyTorch models. Attackers can embed malicious code in pickle file that remains undetected but executes when the pickle file is loaded. Attackers can distribute infected pickle files across ML models, APIs, or saved Python objects. ### Report by Pinji Chen (cpj24@mails.tsinghua.edu.cn) from the NISL lab (https://netsec.ccert.edu.cn/about) at Tsinghua University, Guanheng Liu (coolwind326@gmail.com).
How to fix CVE-2025-71347
To remediate CVE-2025-71347, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 0.0.33 or later
Is CVE-2025-71347 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.4%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 0.0.33