What is CVE-2026-29778?

CVE-2026-29778 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pyload, classified under Relative Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2026-03-07.

How severe is CVE-2026-29778?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Pyload

CVE-2026-29778

pyLoad is a free and open-source download manager written in Python. From version 0.5.0b3.dev13 to 0.5.0b3.dev96, the edit_package() function implements insufficient sanitization for the pack_folder parameter. The current protection relies…

EPSS: 0.005 (40.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L.

Affected products

Pyload — versions >= 0.5.0b3.dev13, < 0.5.0b3.dev97
Pyload-ng_project Pyload-ng

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-23 — Relative Path Traversal

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-29778?: CVE-2026-29778 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pyload, classified under Relative Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2026-03-07.
How severe is CVE-2026-29778?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.