Improper Authorization Affecting pypickle package, versions [,2.0.0)
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- published26 Jun 2025
- disclosed26 May 2025
- creditPrince Raj
Introduced: 26 May 2025
CVE-2025-5175 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade pypickle to version 2.0.0 or higher.
Overview
pypickle is a pypickle is a Python library to save and load variables in pickle files.
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Authorization due to the Save function. An attacker can manipulate the authorization process by exploiting local access to the system. This is only exploitable if the attacker has local access to the system.