pyLoad: Path Traversal via Package Folder Name_CVE-2026-42314

6.5 / 10

MEDIUM

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

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.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-42314

Source GitHub_M

Published May 11, 2026 at 16:34

Affected Product

Vendor pyload

Product pyload

Version < 0.5.0b3.dev100

Affected Versions pyload pyload < 0.5.0b3.dev100

CWE Classification

CWE-22

References

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

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