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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Description
gdown is a Google Drive public file/folder downloader. Versions prior to 5.2.2 are vulnerable to a Path Traversal attack within the extractall functionality. When extracting a maliciously crafted ZIP or TAR archive, the library fails to sanitize or validate the filenames of the archive members. This allow files to be written outside the intended destination directory, potentially leading to arbitrary file overwrite and Remote Code Execution (RCE). Version 5.2.2 contains a fix.
Basic Information
ID
CVE-2026-40491
Source
GitHub_M
Published
Apr 18, 2026 at 01:36
Affected Product
Vendor
wkentaro
Product
gdown
Version
< 5.2.2
Affected Versions
wkentaro gdown < 5.2.2