CVE-2026-42315

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Published 2026-05-11 · Modified 2026-05-20

CVSS v3

6.5

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CVSS v2

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VIR risk

6.5

Description

pyLoad is a free and open-source download manager written in Python. Prior to 0.5.0b3.dev100, when passing a folder name in the set_package_data() API function call inside the data object with key "_folder", there is no sanitization at all, allowing a user with Perms.MODIFY to specify arbitrary directories as download locations for a package. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.5.0b3.dev100.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

75%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: security-advisories@github.com — https://github.com/pyload/pyload/security/advisories/GHSA-838g-gr43-qqg9

Package impact

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable	Fixed
PyPI	pyload-ng	`<0.5.0b3.dev100`	`0.5.0b3.dev100`
PIP	pyload-ng	`<= 0.5.0b3.dev99`	`0.5.0b3.dev100`

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
pyload-ng_project	pyload-ng	`{"endExcluding":"0.5.0b3.dev100"}`	`0.5.0b3.dev100`

References

CWEs

CWE-22 CWE-36

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.