GHSA-6556-fwc2-fg2p
Picklescan is vulnerable to RCE through missing detection when calling numpy.f2py.crackfortran._eval_length
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | picklescan | < 0.0.33 | 0.0.33 |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
### Summary
Picklescan uses the `numpy.f2py.crackfortran._eval_length` function (a NumPy F2PY helper) to execute arbitrary Python code during unpickling.
### Details
Picklescan fails to detect a malicious pickle that uses the gadget `numpy.f2py.crackfortran._eval_length` in `__reduce__`, allowing arbitrary command execution when the pickle is loaded. A crafted object returns this function plus attacker‑controlled arguments; the scan reports the file as safe, but pickle.load() triggers execution.
### PoC
```python
class PoC:
def __reduce__(self):
from numpy.f2py.crackfortran import _eval_length
return _eval_length, ("__import__('os').system('whoami')", None)
```
### Impact
- Arbitrary code execution on the victim machine once they load the “scanned as safe” pickle / model file.
- Affects any workflow relying on Picklescan to vet untrusted pickle / PyTorch artifacts.
- Enables supply‑chain poisoning of shared model files.
### Credits
- [ac0d3r](https://github.com/ac0d3r)
- [Tong Liu](https://lyutoon.github.io), Institute of information engineering, CAS
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- https://github.com/mmaitre314/picklescan/security/advisories/GHSA-6556-fwc2-fg2p
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-71339
- https://github.com/mmaitre314/picklescan/pull/53
- https://github.com/mmaitre314/picklescan/commit/70c1c6c31beb6baaf52c8db1b6c3c0e84a6f9dab
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6556-fwc2-fg2p
- https://github.com/mmaitre314/picklescan
- https://github.com/mmaitre314/picklescan/releases/tag/v0.0.33
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/picklescan/PYSEC-2026-1783.yaml
- https://pypi.org/project/picklescan
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/picklescan-arbitrary-code-execution-via-numpy-f2py-crackfortran-eval-length-gadget