What is CVE-2026-35586?

CVE-2026-35586 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Pyload, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2026-04-07.

How severe is CVE-2026-35586?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Pyload

CVE-2026-35586

pyLoad is a free and open-source download manager written in Python. Prior to 0.5.0b3.dev97, the ADMIN_ONLY_CORE_OPTIONS authorization set in set_config_value() uses incorrect option names ssl_cert and ssl_key, while the actual configurati…

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.001 (3.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Pyload — versions < 0.5.0b3.dev97
Pyload-ng_project Pyload-ng

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-35586?: CVE-2026-35586 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Pyload, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2026-04-07.
How severe is CVE-2026-35586?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.