# CVE-2026-35586: Authorization Bypass for SSL Certificate/Key Configuration Due to Option Name Mismatch in pyload-ng

- Also known as: GHSA-PPVX-RWH9-7RJ7, PYSEC-2026-123
- Severity: CVSS 6.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.5.0b3.dev97
- Published: 2026-04-07 · Updated: 2026-04-07

## 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 0.5.0b3.dev97, the ADMIN_ONLY_CORE_OPTIONS authorization set in set_config_value() uses incorrect option names ssl_cert and ssl_key, while the actual configuration option names are ssl_certfile and ssl_keyfile. This name mismatch causes the admin-only check to always evaluate to False, allowing any user with SETTINGS permission to overwrite the SSL certificate and key file paths. Additionally, the ssl_certchain option was never added to the admin-only set at all. This vulnerability is fixed in 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-ppvx-rwh9-7rj7

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