# CVE-2026-33509: pyload-ng: SETTINGS Permission Users Can Achieve Remote Code Execution via Unrestricted Reconnect Script Configuration

- Also known as: PYSEC-2026-2996, GHSA-R7MC-X6X7-CQXX
- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.5.0b3.dev97
- Published: 2026-03-24 · Updated: 2026-03-26

## Affected

- pyload: from 0.4.0, fixed in 0.5.0b3.dev97
- pyload-ng (PyPI): from 0.4.0, through 0.5.0b3.dev96

## Description

pyLoad is a free and open-source download manager written in Python. From version 0.4.0 to before version 0.5.0b3.dev97, the set_config_value() API endpoint allows users with the non-admin SETTINGS permission to modify any configuration option without restriction. The reconnect.script config option controls a file path that is passed directly to subprocess.run() in the thread manager's reconnect logic. A SETTINGS user can set this to any executable file on the system, achieving Remote Code Execution. The only validation in set_config_value() is a hardcoded check for general.storage_folder — all other security-critical settings including reconnect.script are writable without any allowlist or path restriction. This issue has been patched in version 0.5.0b3.dev97.

## What to do

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## References

- https://github.com/pyload/pyload/security/advisories/GHSA-r7mc-x6x7-cqxx

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