# CVE-2026-35187: pyLoad has SSRF in parse\_urls API endpoint via unvalidated URL parameter

- Also known as: GHSA-2WVG-62QM-GJ33, PYSEC-2026-2988
- Severity: CVSS 7.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-04-06 · Updated: 2026-04-07

## Affected

- pyload: through 0.5.0b3.dev96
- pyload-ng (PyPI): through 0.5.0b3.dev96

## Description

pyLoad is a free and open-source download manager written in Python. In 0.5.0b3.dev96 and earlier, the parse_urls API function in src/pyload/core/api/__init__.py fetches arbitrary URLs server-side via get_url(url) (pycurl) without any URL validation, protocol restriction, or IP blacklist. An authenticated user with ADD permission can make HTTP/HTTPS requests to internal network resources and cloud metadata endpoints, read local files via file:// protocol (pycurl reads the file server-side), interact with internal services via gopher:// and dict:// protocols, and enumerate file existence via error-based oracle (error 37 vs empty response).

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/pyload/pyload/security/advisories/GHSA-2wvg-62qm-gj33
- https://github.com/pyload/pyload/commit/4032e57d61d8f864e39f4dcfdb567527a50a9e1f

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