CVE-2026-42314

pyLoad: Path Traversal via Package Folder Name

State: Published
Severity: 6.5 Medium
Published: May 11, 2026
Updated: May 11, 2026
Reserved: Apr 26, 2026

Description

pyLoad is a free and open-source download manager written in Python. Prior to 0.5.0b3.dev100, package folder names are sanitized using insufficient string replacement. The pattern ....// becomes .._ after replacement (partial removal), leaving .. which can be exploited when the path is later resolved by the OS. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.5.0b3.dev100.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	6.5 Medium	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N	GitHub_M

Weaknesses

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Affected Products

Product	Versions
pyloadpyload	< 0.5.0b3.dev100Affected

References

https://github.com/pyload/pyload/security/advisories/GHSA-97r3-5w84-r4q8

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