# CVE-2026-42314: pyLoad: Path Traversal via Package Folder Name

- Also known as: GHSA-97R3-5W84-R4Q8, PYSEC-2026-128
- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.5.0b3.dev100
- Published: 2026-05-11 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- pyload: fixed in 0.5.0b3.dev100
- pyload-ng (PyPI): fixed in 0.5.0b3.dev100

## Description

pyLoad is a free and open-source download manager written in Python. Prior to 0.5.0b3.dev100, package folder names are sanitized using insufficient string replacement. The pattern ....// becomes .._ after replacement (partial removal), leaving .. which can be exploited when the path is later resolved by the OS. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.5.0b3.dev100.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on pyload, pyload-ng, upgrade to a fixed version (0.5.0b3.dev100) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/pyload/pyload/security/advisories/GHSA-97r3-5w84-r4q8

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