diff --git a/Lib/pdb.py b/Lib/pdb.py
index 78ee35f61bb..fc83728fb6d 100644
--- a/Lib/pdb.py
+++ b/Lib/pdb.py
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ import dis
 import code
 import glob
 import json
+import stat
 import token
 import types
 import atexit
@@ -3418,6 +3419,8 @@ def attach(pid, commands=()):
             )
         )
         connect_script.close()
+        orig_mode = os.stat(connect_script.name).st_mode
+        os.chmod(connect_script.name, orig_mode | stat.S_IROTH | stat.S_IRGRP)
         sys.remote_exec(pid, connect_script.name)
 
         # TODO Add a timeout? Or don't bother since the user can ^C?
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2025-05-22-18-14-13.gh-issue-134546.fjLVzK.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2025-05-22-18-14-13.gh-issue-134546.fjLVzK.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..eea897f5918
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2025-05-22-18-14-13.gh-issue-134546.fjLVzK.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Ensure :mod:`pdb` remote debugging script is readable by remote Python process.