pyLoad is a free and open-source download manager written in Python.

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Timeline

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1. May 11, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Detected

   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.

2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Updated

   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.

Affected

• cpe pyload-ng project/pyload-ngversion unspecified

Sources

• CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-42315

  Official CVE identifier

  cve.org
• NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-42315

  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 sp

  nvd.nist.gov

References

• Exploit · github.com