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.

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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-97r3-5w84-r4q8 PyLoad Vulnerable to Path Traversal via Package Folder Name
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Mon, 11 May 2026 17:30:00 +0000

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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.
Title pyLoad: Path Traversal via Package Folder Name
Weaknesses CWE-22
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-11T16:34:05.918Z

Reserved: 2026-04-26T12:37:18.169Z

Link: CVE-2026-42314

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-05-11T18:16:35.123

Modified: 2026-05-11T18:16:35.123

Link: CVE-2026-42314

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Updated: 2026-05-11T18:45:25Z

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