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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Advisories
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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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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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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-05-11T18:45:25Z
Weaknesses
Github GHSA