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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2022-35411

rpc.py through 0.6.0 allows Remote Code Execution because an unpickle occurs when the "serializer: pickle" HTTP header is sent.

EXPLOITCRITICAL 9.8EPSS 46.6%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 46.6%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

rpc.py through 0.6.0 allows Remote Code Execution because an unpickle occurs when the "serializer: pickle" HTTP header is sent. In other words, although JSON (not Pickle) is the default data format, an unauthenticated client can cause the data to be processed with unpickle.

CVSS 3.1
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
46.65% probability · 99th percentile
Public exploits
1 in Exploit-DB · first 29 July 2022
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-522
Affected
rpc.py project/rpc.py
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%25%50%3 November 2026: 46.65%3 November 20263 November 2026

EPSS 46.6% since 3 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Public exploits (1)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-IDTitleTypePublishedVerified
EDB-50983source ↗rpc.py 0.6.0 - Remote Code Execution (RCE)python · Elias Hohlremote29 July 2022no

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.