Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-56304 · published 20 June 2026
CVE-2026-56304: Mmaitre314 picklescan deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability
MMmaitre314 · Picklescan
picklescan before 1.0.1 contains an unsafe pickle deserialization vulnerability allowing unauthenticated attackers to create arbitrary zero-byte files via logging.FileHandler class instantiation. Attackers can exploit this by crafting malicious pickle payloads to bypass RCE blocklists and create lock files or other filesystem artifacts, potentially causing denial of service or application disruption.
Description
picklescan before 1.0.1 contains an unsafe pickle deserialization vulnerability allowing unauthenticated attackers to create arbitrary zero-byte files via logging.FileHandler class instantiation. Attackers can exploit this by crafting malicious pickle payloads to bypass RCE blocklists and create lock files or other filesystem artifacts, potentially causing denial of service or application disruption.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:
Affected products
1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/mmaitre314/picklescan/security/advisories/GHSA-m7j5-r2p5-c39r | ExploitVendor Advisory |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/picklescan-arbitrary-file-creation-via-logging-filehandler-deserialization | Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/mmaitre314/picklescan/security/advisories/GHSA-m7j5-r2p5-c39r | ExploitVendor Advisory |
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Related vulnerabilities
Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-56304), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.