# [CRIT] [GHSA / CRITICAL] GHSA-rmpp-8wf5-xx5q: Duplicate Advisory: Picklescan vulnerable to Arbitrary File Writing

**Source:** GitHub Security Advisories
**Published:** 2026-06-17
**Article:** https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rmpp-8wf5-xx5q

## Threat Profile

Duplicate Advisory: Picklescan vulnerable to Arbitrary File Writing

### Duplicate Advisory
This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-m273-6v24-x4m4. This link is maintained to preserve external references.

### Original Description
picklescan before 0.0.33 contains an arbitrary file writing vulnerability that allows attackers to bypass the dangerous blocklist by using distutils.file_util.write_file. Attackers can construct malicious pickle objects to overwrite critical …

## Indicators of Compromise (high-fidelity only)

- _No high-fidelity IOCs in the RSS summary._ If the source publishes a technical write-up with defanged IOCs in the body, those would be picked up automatically on the next pipeline run.

## MITRE ATT&CK Techniques

- _Narrative-keyword inference returned no technique mappings; review article for ATT&CK relevance manually._

## Kill chain phases observed

_(none detected from narrative keywords)_

## Recommended hunts

_No actionable hunts can be derived from the RSS summary alone. The article may still warrant manual review — open the source link for actor attribution, IOCs in the body, and TTP detail._


## Why this matters

Severity classified as **CRIT** based on: 0 use case(s) fired, 0 technique(s) inferred. Read the full article for actor attribution, tooling details, and any defanged IOCs in the body that aren't visible in the RSS summary.