# CVE-2026-45306: pyLoad: Incomplete Fix for CVE-2026-33509 -storage\_folder Bypass via Session Directory

- Also known as: GHSA-W727-595X-PC3R, PYSEC-2026-2998
- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.5.0b3.dev100
- Published: 2026-05-28 · Updated: 2026-05-28

## Affected

- pyload: fixed in 0.5.0b3.dev100
- pyload-ng (PyPI): through 0.5.0b3.dev99

## Description

pyLoad is a free and open-source download manager written in Python. Prior to 0.5.0b3.dev100, the fix for CVE-2026-33509 prevents setting storage_folder inside PKGDIR or userdir, but does NOT protect the Flask session directory (/tmp/pyLoad/flask). An authenticated attacker can set storage_folder to the session directory and download session files of other users via /files/get/, leading to account takeover. 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-w727-595x-pc3r

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