# CVE-2026-33314: pyload-ng: Improper Authentication and Origin Validation Error

- Also known as: PYSEC-2026-122, GHSA-Q485-CG9Q-XQ2R
- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.5.0b3.dev97
- Published: 2026-03-24 · Updated: 2026-03-26

## Affected

- pyload: fixed in 0.5.0b3.dev97
- pyload-ng (PyPI): fixed in 0.5.0b3.dev97

## Description

pyLoad is a free and open-source download manager written in Python. Prior to version 0.5.0b3.dev97, a Host Header Spoofing vulnerability in the @local_check decorator allows unauthenticated external attackers to bypass local-only restrictions. This grants access to the Click'N'Load API endpoints, enabling attackers to remotely queue arbitrary downloads, leading to Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) and Denial of Service (DoS). This issue has been patched in version 0.5.0b3.dev97.

## What to do

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

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## References

- https://github.com/pyload/pyload/security/advisories/GHSA-q485-cg9q-xq2r

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