CVE-2025-1945

9.8 CRITICAL
Published: March 10, 2025 Modified: December 29, 2025

Description

picklescan before 0.0.23 fails to detect malicious pickle files inside PyTorch model archives when certain ZIP file flag bits are modified. By flipping specific bits in the ZIP file headers, an attacker can embed malicious pickle files that remain undetected by PickleScan while still being successfully loaded by PyTorch's torch.load(). This can lead to arbitrary code execution when loading a compromised model.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/mmaitre314/picklescan/security/advisories/GHSA-w8jq-xcqf-f792
Source: 103e4ec9-0a87-450b-af77-479448ddef11
Exploit Vendor Advisory
https://www.sonatype.com/security-advisories/cve-2025-1945
Source: 103e4ec9-0a87-450b-af77-479448ddef11

3 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
9.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.3%
51th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

mmaitre314