# CVE-2026-32808: pyLoad: Arbitrary File Deletion via Path Traversal during Encrypted 7z Password Verification

- Severity: CVSS 8.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.5.0b3.dev97
- Published: 2026-03-20 · Updated: 2026-03-25

## Affected

- pyload: from 0.4.9-6262-g2fa0b11d3, fixed in 0.5.0b3.dev97

## Description

pyLoad is a free and open-source download manager written in Python. Versions before 0.5.0b3.dev97 are vulnerable to path traversal during password verification of certain encrypted 7z archives (encrypted files with non-encrypted headers), causing arbitrary file deletion outside of the extraction directory. During password verification, pyLoad derives an archive entry name from 7z listing output and treats it as a filesystem path without constraining it to the extraction directory. This issue has been fixed in version 0.5.0b3.dev97.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on pyload, upgrade to a fixed version (0.5.0b3.dev97) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/pyload/pyload/security/advisories/GHSA-7g4m-8hx2-4qh3

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