What is CVE-2026-42314?

CVE-2026-42314 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Pyload, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-05-11.

How severe is CVE-2026-42314?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Pyload

CVE-2026-42314

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), lea…

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.001 (18.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Pyload — versions < 0.5.0b3.dev100
Pyload-ng_project Pyload-ng

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-42314?: CVE-2026-42314 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Pyload, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-05-11.
How severe is CVE-2026-42314?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.