{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2026-42312", "assignerOrgId": "a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "GitHub_M", "dateReserved": "2026-04-26T12:37:18.169Z", "datePublished": "2026-05-11T16:32:00.329Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-05-11T16:32:00.329Z"}, "containers": {"cna": {"title": "pyload-ng: non-admin SETTINGS users can disable outbound TLS peer verification", "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"cweId": "CWE-295", "lang": "en", "description": "CWE-295: Improper Certificate Validation", "type": "CWE"}]}, {"descriptions": [{"cweId": "CWE-306", "lang": "en", "description": "CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function", "type": "CWE"}]}, {"descriptions": [{"cweId": "CWE-863", "lang": "en", "description": "CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization", "type": "CWE"}]}], "metrics": [{"cvssV3_1": {"attackComplexity": "HIGH", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "baseScore": 6.8, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N", "version": "3.1"}}], "references": [{"name": "https://github.com/pyload/pyload/security/advisories/GHSA-ccxc-x975-4hh9", "tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM"], "url": "https://github.com/pyload/pyload/security/advisories/GHSA-ccxc-x975-4hh9"}], "affected": [{"vendor": "pyload", "product": "pyload", "versions": [{"version": "< 0.5.0b3.dev100", "status": "affected"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa", "shortName": "GitHub_M", "dateUpdated": "2026-05-11T16:32:00.329Z"}, "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "pyLoad is a free and open-source download manager written in Python. Prior to 0.5.0b3.dev100, the set_config_value() API method (@permission(Perms.SETTINGS)) in src/pyload/core/api/__init__.py gates security-sensitive options behind a hand-maintained allowlist ADMIN_ONLY_CORE_OPTIONS. The option (\"general\", \"ssl_verify\") is not on that allowlist. Any authenticated user with the non-admin SETTINGS permission can set general.ssl_verify = off, and every subsequent outbound pycurl request is made with SSL_VERIFYPEER=0 and SSL_VERIFYHOST=0 \u2014 TLS peer and hostname verification are fully disabled. An on-path attacker can then present forged certificates for any hostname pyload fetches. This is a direct continuation of the fix family CVE-2026-33509 / CVE-2026-35463 / CVE-2026-35464 / CVE-2026-35586, each of which patched a different missed option in the same allowlist. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.5.0b3.dev100."}], "source": {"advisory": "GHSA-ccxc-x975-4hh9", "discovery": "UNKNOWN"}}}}

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