What is CVE-2026-42315?

CVE-2026-42315 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pyload, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2026-05-11.

How severe is CVE-2026-42315?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Pyload

CVE-2026-42315

pyLoad is a free and open-source download manager written in Python. Prior to 0.5.0b3.dev100, when passing a folder name in the set_package_data() API function call inside the data object with key "_folder", there is no sanitization at all…

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.001 (19.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal
CWE-36 — Absolute Path Traversal

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-42315?: CVE-2026-42315 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pyload, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2026-05-11.
How severe is CVE-2026-42315?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.