CVE-2025-5174: A vulnerability was found in erdogant pypickle up to 1.1.5 and classified as problematic

Q: How do I fix CVE-2025-5174?

pypickle: upgrade to 2.0.0. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Q: Is CVE-2025-5174 being exploited?

CVE-2025-5174 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

Q: What does CVE-2025-5174 affect?

CVE-2025-5174 affects pypickle. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.3). A vulnerability was found in erdogant pypickle up to 1.1.5 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function load of the file pypickle/pypickle.py. The manipulation leads to deserialization. Local access is required to a

Q: How urgent is CVE-2025-5174?

Priority 30/100. Public exploit reference

Routine

MEDIUM 5.3UPGRADE

CVE-2025-5174 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.3) affecting pypickle. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

A vulnerability was found in erdogant pypickle up to 1.1.5 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function load of the file pypickle/pypickle.py. The manipulation leads to deserialization. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 2.0.0 is able to address this issue. The patch is identified as 14b4cae704a0bb4eb6723e238f25382d847a1917.

Why this priority

Public exploit reference

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	5.3 (Medium)
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	Low
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.3% (top 73%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-20, CWE-502
Published	2025-05-26
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): VulDB · Vendor: erdogant

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2025-05-26 07:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 09:47 UTCUpdated Record last modified

erdogant pypickle UPGRADE

Affected: < 2.0.0

Fixed in: 2.0.0

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy pypickle || rpm -q pypickle || pypickle --version

2. UPGRADE to 2.0.0 (Debian / Ubuntu)

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade pypickle

2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

sudo dnf upgrade pypickle

Note

Distros often backport fixes without changing the version number. Confirm with the distro advisory or changelog.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2025-5174?

pypickle: upgrade to 2.0.0. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2025-5174 being exploited?

CVE-2025-5174 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2025-5174 affect?

CVE-2025-5174 affects pypickle. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.3). A vulnerability was found in erdogant pypickle up to 1.1.5 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function load of the file pypickle/pypickle.py. The manipulation leads to deserialization. Local access is required to a

How urgent is CVE-2025-5174?

Priority 30/100. Public exploit reference

Related CVEs

CVE-2025-5175 MEDIUM 5.3 UPGRADE A vulnerability was found in erdogant pypickle up to 1.1.5

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