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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD6.5 Medium

CVE-2026-42314

pyLoad: Path Traversal via Package Folder Name

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.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

pyload pyload

  • < 0.5.0b3.dev100affected

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