Advisory details:
pypa / pyload-ng/PYSEC-2026-128
| Advisory ID | pypa/pyload-ng/PYSEC-2026-128 |
| Aliases |
CVE-2026-42314
GHSA-97r3-5w84-r4q8 PYSEC-2026-128 |
| Summary | 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. |
| Status | Published |
| Exploitability | 0.5 |
| Weighted Severity | 5.9 |
| Risk | 3.0 |
| Affected and Fixed Packages | Package Details |
| Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches | Package Commit Patches Details |
| There are no known CWE. |
| System | Score | Found at |
|---|---|---|
| cvssv3.1 | 6.5 | https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/blob/main/vulns/pyload-ng/PYSEC-2026-128.yaml |
| Reference id | Reference type | URL |
|---|---|---|
| GHSA-97r3-5w84-r4q8 | Other | https://github.com/pyload/pyload/security/advisories/GHSA-97r3-5w84-r4q8 |
No EPSS data available for this advisory.
| Patch URL | |
|---|---|
| There are no known patches. | |
| Attack Vector (AV) | Attack Complexity (AC) | Privileges Required (PR) | User Interaction (UI) | Scope (S) | Confidentiality Impact (C) | Integrity Impact (I) | Availability Impact (A) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
network adjacent_network local physical |
low high |
none low high |
none required |
unchanged changed |
high low none |
high low none |
high low none |
Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2026-05-11T18:33:35Z/
Decision: Track
Source URL: https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/blob/develop/2026/42xxx/CVE-2026-42314.json
Source Advisory: vulnrichment/CVE-2026-42314
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{'Automatable': 'no'},
{'Technical Impact': 'partial'},
{'Mission Prevalence': 'minimal'},
{'Public Well-being Impact': 'material'},
{'Mission & Well-being': 'medium'}]