What is GHSA-fcqg-3mwf-cfcf?

GHSA-fcqg-3mwf-cfcf is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. Duplicate Advisory: Picklescan is missing detection when calling built-in Python cProfile.runctx

Why does GHSA-fcqg-3mwf-cfcf have no CVE ID yet?

GitHub Security Advisories published this advisory directly to customers before NVD assigned a CVE ID. This is the embargo-window disclosure pattern — vendors notify customers on day 0; NVD's public record follows days to weeks later.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-fcqg-3mwf-cfcf?

GHSA-fcqg-3mwf-cfcf has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

Which products are affected by GHSA-fcqg-3mwf-cfcf?

GHSA-fcqg-3mwf-cfcf affects 1 product, including: pip/picklescan:\u003c 0.0.30.

⚠ Withdrawn by GitHub Security Advisories

Withdrawn: September 11, 2026

GHSA-fcqg-3mwf-cfcfHighCVSS 8.1Disclosed before NVD

Duplicate Advisory: Picklescan is missing detection when calling built-in Python cProfile.runctx

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

June 21, 2026

Last Modified

September 11, 2026

📋 Description

Duplicate Advisory

This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-9w88-8rmg-7g2p. This link is maintained to preserve external references.

Original Description

picklescan before 0.0.30 fails to detect cProfile.runctx function calls in pickle file reduce methods, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code. Malicious pickle files bypass picklescan detection and execute remote code when loaded via pickle.load().

🎯 Affected products1

pip/picklescan:< 0.0.30

🔗 References (4)

https://github.com/mmaitre314/picklescan/security/advisories/GHSA-9w88-8rmg-7g2p
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-71378
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/picklescan-remote-code-execution-via-undetected-cprofile-runctx-in-pickle-files
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fcqg-3mwf-cfcf