Path Traversal Vulnerability in pyLoad Download Manager by pyLoad Team
CVE-2026-35592

5.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Pyload

Status
Pyload
Vendor
CVE Published:
7 April 2026

What is CVE-2026-35592?

A path traversal vulnerability exists in the pyLoad download manager, specifically in the _safe_extractall() function of the UnTar.py module. This issue arises due to the function using os.path.commonprefix() for path checks instead of a more secure method, allowing carefully crafted tar files to extract contents outside the designated directories. Although a related fix was implemented in a previous patch, it was not correctly applied here, leaving this function exposed. The vulnerability is resolved in version 0.5.0b3.dev97.

Affected Version(s)

pyload < 0.5.0b3.dev97

References

https://github.com/pyload/pyload/security/advisories/GHSA...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
High
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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