# CVE-2026-53873: picklescan - Arbitrary Code Execution via profile.run() Blocklist Bypass

- Also known as: GHSA-7WX9-6375-F5WH, PYSEC-2026-455
- Severity: CVSS 9.3 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.0.4
- Published: 2026-06-17 · Updated: 2026-06-17

## Affected

- picklescan: fixed in 1.0.4
- picklescan (PyPI): fixed in 1.0.4

## Description

picklescan before 1.0.4 contains an incomplete blocklist for the profile module that fails to block the module-level profile.run() function, allowing attackers to achieve arbitrary code execution via exec(). Attackers can craft malicious pickle files calling profile.run(statement) to execute arbitrary Python code while picklescan reports zero security issues.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on picklescan, upgrade to a fixed version (1.0.4) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/mmaitre314/picklescan/security/advisories/GHSA-7wx9-6375-f5wh
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/picklescan-arbitrary-code-execution-via-profile-run-blocklist-bypass

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