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picklescan - Arbitrary File Creation via logging.FileHandler Deserialization
AV AC AT PR UI VC VI VA CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
N L N N N N L L 6.9 .0044 37.0 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
picklescan unspecified 1.0.1
TIMELINE
Jun 20 EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-56304 (picklescan). Public exploit reference added.
Jun 20 Reserved by VulnCheck
Jun 20 Published (CNA: VulnCheck)
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.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| June 20, 2026 | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-56304 (picklescan). Public exploit reference added. |
| June 20, 2026 | Reserved | Reserved by VulnCheck |
| June 20, 2026 | Published | Published (CNA: VulnCheck) |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 1 row
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| picklescan | picklescan | — | — | 1.0.1 |
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