What is GHSA-gq8p-2329-gh3x?

GHSA-gq8p-2329-gh3x is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. Duplicate Advisory: Picklescan has a missing detection when calling built-in python idlelib.autocomplete.AutoComplete.fetch_completions

Why does GHSA-gq8p-2329-gh3x 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-gq8p-2329-gh3x?

GHSA-gq8p-2329-gh3x has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

Which products are affected by GHSA-gq8p-2329-gh3x?

GHSA-gq8p-2329-gh3x affects 1 product, including: pip/picklescan:\u003c 0.0.29.

⚠ Withdrawn by GitHub Security Advisories

Withdrawn: September 23, 2026

GHSA-gq8p-2329-gh3xHighCVSS 8.1Disclosed before NVD

Duplicate Advisory: Picklescan has a missing detection when calling built-in python idlelib.autocomplete.AutoComplete.fetch_completions

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

June 23, 2026

Last Modified

September 23, 2026

📋 Description

Duplicate Advisory

This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-7cq8-mj8x-j263. This link is maintained to preserve external references.

Original Description

picklescan before 0.0.29 fails to detect malicious pickle files using idlelib.autocomplete.AutoComplete.fetch_completions in reduce methods. Attackers can embed undetected code in pickle files that executes arbitrary commands when loaded by victims.

🎯 Affected products1

pip/picklescan:< 0.0.29

🔗 References (4)

https://github.com/mmaitre314/picklescan/security/advisories/GHSA-7cq8-mj8x-j263
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-71376
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/picklescan-arbitrary-code-execution-via-undetected-idlelib-autocomplete-autocomplete-fetch-completions
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gq8p-2329-gh3x